Chicken Pox and meant to be flying tomorrow

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All advice appreciated. Meant to by flying tomorrow LHR to AKL NZ, me and 2 year 8 months and 11 month old. Chicken Pox came out on Friday. NHS advice 5 days from first spot is contagious period so in theory should be able to fly Wednesday however airline saying 2 weeks from the time a gp gives a fit to fly cert. They are being very unhelpful indeed.

Daughter is fine and spots clearing well, mood fine. Little one has had it so no risk there.

Big family function in NZ on the weekend so absolute max we can leave UK is Wednesday evening.

Insurers being helpful.

Chinese NY not helping as it means airline can't get a response from Head Office re the situation.

If we cancel today its 80% refundable, tomorrow 100% NON refundable.

Have Drs appt at 4pm.

Warning to anyone with kids - make sure you have cancellation insurance, and maybe consider the Chicken Pox jab. I didn't realise they could be vacinnated against it - hinsight is a wonderful thing though!

Anyone have any experience in this?

Thanks

Quantas and Singapore will not let anyone fly with chickenpox - my boss had this with his daughter and they were very strict about it.

I can fully understand when they are contagious but do you know how long after they could fly? The stupid thing is they are most contagious 2 days before the spots come out so people must fly with it all the time as you just don't know its coming.

eep, does she still look very spotty?

I wouldnt say very and have only spotted one new one today. Mood absolutely fine (well apart from normal 2 year old stuff!). My stress levels on the other hand are maxing out!!!

If I were you I would cancel, chicken pox is contagious until all of the spots have scabbed over, so anywhere between 5 and 10 days.

Of course people must fly with chicken pox when they don't know but that is totally different, you do know and shouldn't fly.

I would cancel. I caught cp on holiday in Tenerife when I was 13. Had to stay on in a hospital and airline wouldn't let me fly until about 10 -14 after first spots broke out

Update, been to the Drs, and we are cleared to fly on Wednesday and have fit to fly cert. Cancelled flights for Tuesday and going to try to get airline to rebook. The American Institute for infectious diseases states that its 5 days from outbreak for contagiousness (? spelling). Apparently this institute is the standard. However I am not counting my chickens yet.

The travel agent really have been exemplary thank goodness. Very glad I didn't book this trip online myself, good old fashioned service is helping a great deal.

Will keep you posted