Emirates Offering Passengers COVID Insurance

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Emirates is taking its A380s out of mothballs and is offering prospective passengers COVID-19 insurance to help fill them and its other aircraft. The super jumbos were all parked for four months but the company started flying them on July 15 and now has six long-haul routes using the double-decker aircraft. Filling the 500 seats before the pandemic was a challenge and to help out in the current environment Emirates is taking a novel approach.

The company is offering free global coverage for COVID-19-related health expenses. Anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 within 31 days of taking a flight will have medical expenses covered up to $180,000 and quarantine costs of up to $120 a day. The insurance offer is valid for all flights, not just the A380s, which now go to six destinations from Dubai. The only North American destination is Toronto. The insurance is in addition to mandatory COVID testing at both ends of each flight and strict measures in the airplane, which the airline says it hopes will give travelers the confidence to fly.

Russ Niles
Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.

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3 COMMENTS

  1. Awesome. I can’t wait to be on a vent thinking “thanks, Emirates, I made a good picking an airline.”

  2. Awesome. I can’t wait to be on a vent thinking “thanks, Emirates, I made a good choice picking an airline.”

  3. Hmm… I’m pretty sure most people are not avoiding flying because they can’t afford the medical bills if they get sick. This reminds me of the old kiosks in airport terminals that used to sell flight insurance that would pay off if the plane crashed.

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