"Emirates Airlines" offers comprehensive insurance coverage for travelers, which includes 6 cases

Emirates Airlines announced a new initiative that provides expanded insurance coverage that covers various travel-related risks.

This initiative, the first of its kind in the aviation and travel insurance industry, in conjunction with the current coverage of "Covid-19", will add more confidence to international travel.

The company explained in a statement today that it provides this coverage provided through AIG Travel at no additional cost to its customers. It is designed to give all Emirates airline passengers a unique offer to travel with complete peace of mind without fear of any unforeseen risks or troubles. .

The new multi-risk travel insurance and Covid-19 coverage applies automatically to all Emirates airline tickets purchased from December 1, 2020, and also covers passengers on Emirates flights operated by other carriers under codeshare agreements if the ticket number starts with 176.

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Supreme President and CEO of Emirates Airlines and the Group, expressed his great pleasure in achieving new leadership by providing this comprehensive travel insurance coverage in addition to the current coverage of "Covid-19".

His Highness said: “In July, (Emirates Airlines) became the first carrier in the world to provide free global coverage for the“ Covid-19 ”virus, and our initiative since then has received a very encouraging response among our customers, and we have continued to consider how to provide better offers to our customers instead of being satisfied. What we have achieved. "

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed added: “We are now witnessing a strong demand for travel around the world, especially in the winter holiday season, as people search for warm spots and family destinations such as Dubai, and through the new coverage of various travel risks, we wanted to give our customers more Confidence in planning their travel this winter and over to the next year. "


"Emirates Airlines" stated that its customers will enjoy, when they travel to any destination and in any class, with extensive coverage that includes the following:

- Emergency medical expenses outside their countries and emergency medical evacuation, worth up to $ 500,000, including "Covid-19" (when injured while traveling) and other medical emergencies while traveling.

- Trip cancellation up to $ 7,500, for non-refundable costs if the traveler or one of his relatives (as specified in the terms and conditions) is unable to travel for being diagnosed with "Covid-19" virus before the scheduled departure date for the trip, or for specific reasons similar to the comprehensive travel coverage products Other.

- Cancellation or non-completion of the trip up to $ 7500, if the academic year due to "Covid-19" is extended beyond the specified departure date, and the traveler or one of his relatives (as specified in the terms and conditions) is a full-time teacher, full-time employee, or student In primary or secondary school.

- Failure to complete the trip up to $ 7,500, for non-refundable flight costs and additional costs for returning to the country of residence, if the traveler or one of his relatives (as specified in the terms and conditions) suffers from a serious illness, such as infection with "Covid-19" while traveling in the outside.

- Not allowing travel, for an amount of up to $ 7,500, if the traveler does not pass the "Covid-19" test or medical examination at the airport and is prevented from joining his flight.

- $ 150 for every day per person, for a period of up to 14 consecutive days, if the result of the "Covid-19" test for the traveler outside his country of residence is positive, and if he was unexpectedly placed in compulsory quarantine outside his country of residence by a government agency.

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