Etihad to provide COVID-19 insurance to passengers to boost travel confidence

 

FILE PHOTO: An Etihad plane stands parked at a gate at JFK International Airport in New York, U.S., March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways on Monday said it would cover medical and quarantine costs for passengers if they contract the new coronavirus after traveling on one of its flights.

 

Airlines around the world are trying to find ways to stimulate demand that has been shattered by the pandemic and expected to take years to recover.

 

Medical costs of up to 150,000 euros ($177,000) and quarantine costs of up to 100 euro a day for 14 days will be covered by Etihad for its passengers who contract the disease within 31 days of first travel.

 

“This additional cover will not only instill confidence to travel but also reassure our guests that we are doing all we can to keep them safe and protected," Etihad Vice President Duncan Bureau said in a statement.

 

The COVID-19 cover is included in the airfare of tickets for travel until the end of the year, valid around the world and is being offered in partnership with insurance firm AXA <AXAF.PA>.

 

The move matches Dubai's Emirates, which in July started offering free COVID-19 insurance.

 

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Emirates have offered the same starting date was 23rd July until 31st October atm same sort of details as Ethiad.

that's a good move by these airlines!

6 minutes ago, tgw said:

that's a good move by these airlines!

 

 Really ?. 

   Time will tell . 

   Covid-19 , has caused pandemic panic .

    The World , has changed , forever ..

 

Great news for everyone ????

They know Covid is a fraud, so they will not have to pay.......No way would they offer this ever, if they thought they might have to pay.....

Edited September 7, 20205 yr by redwood1

1 hour ago, elliss said:

 

 Really ?. 

   Time will tell . 

   Covid-19 , has caused pandemic panic .

    The World , has changed , forever ..

 

why wouldn't it be ?

 

Very good, except that that as this is THAI Visa Forum, neither the Etihad nor Emirates offers do anybody here any good until the borders open, quarantine is no longer required....etc...etc....ad nauseum!

Edited September 7, 20205 yr by VBF

Does Thailand accept it to meet the $100K insurance requirement?

 

It'll also be interesting to see what happens when someone gets coronavirus and is hospitalized for the pneumonia or heart damage.  Will that claim be honored?

 

10 hours ago, VBF said:

Very good, except that that as this is THAI Visa Forum, neither the Etihad nor Emirates offers do anybody here any good until the borders open, quarantine is no longer required....etc...etc....ad nauseum!

The Emirates flights can currently be used for repatriation of non Thais in line with the current requirements.

also they offer it but I bet they put the price onto the expensive air fares ????

The Thai Government should be doing the same if they want Tourists to ever come back

instead they come up with a Cash Raking In Scheme for insurance companies. They must have made

a packet on that domestic 500B insurance scheme already with millions signing up but so few cases.

10 hours ago, impulse said:

Does Thailand accept it to meet the $100K insurance requirement?

 

It'll also be interesting to see what happens when someone gets coronavirus and is hospitalized for the pneumonia or heart damage.  Will that claim be honored?

 

Why wouldn't they pay up? With thousands of customers they can easily write off the cost of any treatment in the price of a ticket.
They probably just don't need to mark up massive profit though.

33 minutes ago, whiteman said:

also they offer it but I bet they put the price onto the expensive air fares ????

I looked at some fares ex UK a day or so ago.  ~ £700 GBP for Economy and £2,331 for Business Class.  Not as cheap as pre Covid but not out of order.  These were return fares.

16 hours ago, VBF said:

Very good, except that that as this is THAI Visa Forum, neither the Etihad nor Emirates offers do anybody here any good until the borders open, quarantine is no longer required....etc...etc....ad nauseum!

A way round the mandatory quarantine and Health Insurance as some is prepared for both ?