Can you fly with a broken bone?
A friend of mine recently broke his arm, but he is flying to Spain soon. Naturally he wonders if he can fly with a broken bone, so can you, or can't you?
As a general rule, most airlines say you can't fly with a broken bone after 24 hours of breaking or fracturing the bone if the flight is under 2 hours.
However, most airlines tend to say that you can't fly with a break/fracture after 48 hours if the flight is over 2 hours.
Naturally, this may vary from airline to airline, so it is generally advised that you check with the airline you're flying on, however, most major airlines operate the above guidelines.
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