UK's largest air carrier to Orlando offering free COVID-19 insurance

Virgin Atlantic, the UK's largest air carrier to Orlando, is now offering free Coronavirus insurance for its passengers.

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The policy, which applies automatically to all flights booked with Virgin Atlantic, is designed to complement existing travel insurance and provide additional peace of mind for upcoming trips.

In the event that they or anyone else on their booking becomes ill with COVID-19 while travelling, Virgin Atlantic COVID-19 Cover ensures related costs are covered, no matter how long the trip is or even if they’re visiting another destination on the same overseas trip.

For any flight or holiday booked using a Virgin Atlantic ticket, for travel between 24th August 2020 and 31st March 2021, travelers get cover for:

• Up to £500,000 necessary and emergency medical expenses incurred due to Coronavirus affecting you or your travel companions.
• Repatriation due to Coronavirus, should it be medically necessary.
• Denied Boarding/Quarantine – We will cover many necessary additional costs should you or your travelling companion be denied boarding or individually requested to quarantine in your destination due to Coronavirus, including personal accommodation, transport charges, refreshments, booking amendment fees and other travel expenses incurred.
• Cover for your whole trip, with no upper limit on the length of your time away.
• Cover for all passengers with no restrictions on age, travel class or length of journey.

You can find out more about the offer at the Virgin Atlantic website.

The airline had previously announced plans to return to direct flights between the UK and Orlando from August 24, but that goal was not met. According to the latest timetables, October 6 appears to be the new target to return to direct flights. Although flights may resume, for it be useful to UK travelers, the United States will need to remove its travel ban on non-US citizens entering the country from the United Kingdom. The U.S. administration has remained silent on that matter in recent months.