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If You Catch COVID-19 While Traveling, Emirates Will Pay For Your Treatment

  • July 25, 2020
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Emirates is the first airline in the world that will pay for passengers’ treatment should they contract COVID-19 while traveling.

Effective immediately for all passengers, the airline will pay for treatment and 14 days’ quarantine should a passenger become infected with COVID-19 after boarding an Emirates flight, the airline announced in a statement this week.

Emirates will cover the cost of treatment up to $174,000 (€150) and quarantine costs up to about $116 (€100) per day for 14 days. All passengers, no matter which class they’re flying, are protected by the same level of coverage.

The new insurance is available for passengers on flights starting immediately through Oct. 31. The protection will last 31 days from the first leg of their journey with Emirates and is automatically included in travel costs. Passengers don’t need to apply or register for it. TRAVEL + LEISURE