The FINANCIAL — Virgin Atlantic has introduced Virgin Atlantic COVID-19 cover, which is a complimentary COVID-19 global insurance cover for all bookings, including all existing and new ones, travelling from 24 August 2020 up until 31 March 2021. The policy is designed to provide peace of mind to customers and it will be applied automatically to all flights automatically. Emirates also covers medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days while they are away from home. In the event that they or anyone else on their booking becomes ill with COVID-19 while…
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The FINANCIAL — Virgin Atlantic has introduced Virgin Atlantic COVID-19 cover, which is a complimentary COVID-19 global insurance cover for all bookings, including all existing and new ones, travelling from 24 August 2020 up until 31 March 2021. The policy is designed to provide peace of mind to customers and it will be applied automatically to…
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