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Virgin Atlantic will pay for medical treatment, quarantine, and funeral if you catch Covid-19

Source: Business Insider US, 24/08/2020


• Virgin Atlantic will offer free Covid-19 insurance to all of its passengers who travel between 24 August 2020, and 31 March 2021.
• The insurance covers medical expenses, quarantine costs, and repatriation if medically necessary.
• It also covers the cost of repatriating your body and your funeral if you die from the virus.
In late July, Emirates announced that it would pay for travellers` medical treatment, hotel quarantine, and even funeral if they catch Covid-19 while traveling.
Now, Virgin Atlantic is introducing a similar policy.
The airline announced on its website that passengers will get complimentary coronavirus insurance of up to £500,000 (R11 million) for travel between 24 August 2020 and 31 March 2021.
Passengers are eligible for the insurance on Virgin Atlantic flights during this window whether or not they`ve already booked, according to the airline, provided their travel is booked through Virgin Atlantic directly.
Working with insurance company Allianz Assistance, Virgin Atlantic`s website says that its Covid-19 coverage extends to all coronavirus-related costs, from medical expenses to mandatory quarantine. And, in a worst-case scenario, up to £5,000 (R110,000) of funeral expenses are covered.
According to Virgin Atlantic, the insurance will take effect `with no restrictions on age, travel class, or length of journey.` Once you land at your destination, you are free to use other modes of transportation and visit other destinations and still be covered, the airline`s website says, as long as your return flight is also booked through Virgin Atlantic.
For one-way trips, the airline says the insurance will last 12 hours after the arrival time of the traveler`s last flight. However, it`s worth noting that this does not apply to one-way flights that take off on 31 March and land on 1 April.
One other thing to note: The insurance covers all bookings made through Virgin Atlantic, even if flights are operated by partners such as Delta, Air France, and KLM. However, according to Virgin Atlantic`s website, `If you purchased your ticket from delta.com or any another airline`s website, even if they are a partner airline of Virgin Atlantic, you will not be covered, even if one or more flights of your journey is on a Virgin Atlantic aircraft.`
According to Virgin Atlantic`s website, the policy does not have any exclusions for those with pre-existing medical conditions.
With coverage of up to R11 million, the policy has a higher cap than that of Emirates, which says it covers up to around R3 million through 31 October 2020.
You can find out more about Virgin Atlantic`s complimentary coronavirus insurance on the airline`s website.
Representatives for Virgin Atlantic did not immediately respond to Insider`s request for comment.
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