Travel Insurance Blog
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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With Insurance, Missed Connections Need Not Mean Missing Money
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Recently, as everyone is probably aware, several flights from Europe to different parts of the world were delayed, due to the earthquake and the high concentration of ash in the atmosphere. Travelers who had taken an international travel insurance plan with Travel Guard’s Pack n Go did not worry at all.
These travelers waited out the delay in the comfort of hotels near the airport, carefully preserving their bills for the stay and the food, which they later submitted and got reimbursement for.
Some of the travelers with the Pack N Go travel insurance had to change their flights once the flight services were resumed. This meant that they had to go to a different airport and buy new tickets at another airline services. They were given the cost of the transportation and also the cost of the new tickets, which were of the same class as the earlier tickets.
There was the inevitable confusion about the baggage and some of it was misplaced in the delay and the missed flights and transportation. The coverage of all the baggage that was lost or misplaced continued till the issue was resolved and the baggage was restored. If the baggage was lost, the compensation was also given. Apart from the loss of time, the travelers did not suffer anything else.
Travel tip: Before assuming that your flight is delayed, though, always check that it is indeed the case. Even if all airlines are cancelling flights, your airline may offer you an alternate route, which means that you cannot always claim reimbursement.