Kerry Deane was on her way home from Tunisia when staff demanded she go to the front of the plane to be probed by two doctors
A heavily pregnant woman has told how she was booted off a flight after being forced to have a 'humiliating' internal examination - in front of other passengers.
Kerry Deane, 32, was on her way home from Tunisia when staff demanded she go to the front of the plane to be probed by two doctors.
The mum-of-four was 35 weeks pregnant with son, Hudson, who is now-three-months-old, but had documentation from her GP stating she was fit to travel.
She was also still within the confines of Thomson’s own guidelines - which allows women to fly at up to 36 weeks, the Daily Record reports.
Kerry even had confirmation she was fit to travel from her GP faxed over to Thomson’s HQ while she was on the seven-day holiday in September.
Following the examination, which took place at the front of the plane where passenger food is prepared, Kerry, partner Gary, and their three kids were told to leave the plane - which had already been delayed for 45 minutes.
This was despite her showing absolutely no signs she was in labour despite the medical staff taking her blood pressure, feeling her bump, and then carrying out the internal exam.
Kerry says she still hasn’t had a suitable response from Thomson, and is now seeking legal advice on the matter.
She said: “The way were treated was an absolute disgrace, and we haven’t even had an apology from Thomson for the way we were treated.
“They didn’t carry out the examination in any sort of sterile way, and I can’t believe we were thrown off the plane as it was obvious I was not in labour.
“It’s not about compensation, I just want to make sure this doesn’t happen to any other pregnant women in the future.”
Childminder Kerry had booked the package holiday through travel giant Thomson, and had checked four times with her own GP as well as the firm that she was OK to fly.
But on the return flight - which was operated by another carrier, she was met by two female doctors who demanded the internal examination to see if she was in labour or going to go into it while she was on the craft.
The young family were then left stranded at Tunisia’s Enfidha Airport for hours before being put on to a flight to Newcastle - 150 miles away from her home in Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire.
Thomson did drive the family home from Newcastle on a minibus, but Kerry and her family have been left outraged by the way they were treated.
Despite being heavily pregnant, and with kids Broxon, ten, Alicia, 9, and six-year-old Garyn, in tow, the family had to hang around the terminal building until the later flight.
A spokeswoman for Thomson said: “We are sorry to hear of Ms Deane’s experience on the return from her holiday in Tunisia.
“On this occasion the flight was not operated by us but by a third party airline. As every airline has its own policy regarding flying during pregnancy we advised Ms Deane to speak directly to this airline prior to travel to avoid any potential issues.
“As we understand Ms Deane has instructed a solicitor, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further.”
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