Travel Insurance - Would they pay £40K for a flight?

[55palfers]

I keep reading about Brits stuck overseas and a long way from home.

Airlines seem to be making hay with talk of some flights costing anywhere between £15 - 40K

As your original flight was presumably cancelled by the airline, could you put these fares to your travel insurer?

Then presumably the insurer would slog it out with the airline?

[Sheepshanks]

I've never been in this position but I always thought if stuck you were supposed to contact your insurer and they'd sort you out?

Perhaps I'm being over-optimistic

[Carbon Sasquatch]

I would certainly want them to pre-approve it....

[Nickyboy]

No flights are costing anywhere near that much


There was a story in the paper the other day about a couple stuck in OZ and couldn't find a flight back for less than $10k

30 seconds on Skyscanner found dozens of flights for less than £1k

[55palfers]

Nickyboy said:

No flights are costing anywhere near that much


There was a story in the paper the other day about a couple stuck in OZ and couldn't find a flight back for less than $10k

30 seconds on Skyscanner found dozens of flights for less than £1k

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2020/mar/28/stranded-britons-quoted-40000-each-to-fly-home-from-new-zealand

I'm pretty sure all those stuck abroad know how the internet works and I'll bet none of those Skyscanner flights are actually flying.

Easyjet are still showing holidays departing in April.

[Simpo Two]

There's no shortage of spare aeroplanes. Maybe the airlines might like to retrieve our brethren as a 'gesture of goodwill'?

[NorthDave]

Simpo Two said:

There's no shortage of spare aeroplanes. Maybe the airlines might like to retrieve our brethren as a 'gesture of goodwill'?

It would be a good way for someone like Richard Branson to improve his profile. He's not come out of the virus well so far!

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Most insurers have policy limits for each section, like £10m for medical, £5K for cancellation and curtailment, £3000 for lost baggage etc.

So it would depend on the individual's policy wording.

[Monkeylegend]

55palfers said:

Easyjet are still showing holidays departing in April.

Probably being subbed out to Easybus.

[whatleytom]

NorthDave said:

It would be a good way for someone like Richard Branson to improve his profile. He's not come out of the virus well so far!

Government has already lined up £75m to help airlines repatriate those stuck abroad. Seem's half like a bailout in disguise if you ask me.

[Mr Whippy]

whatleytom said:

NorthDave said:

It would be a good way for someone like Richard Branson to improve his profile. He's not come out of the virus well so far!

Government has already lined up £75m to help airlines repatriate those stuck abroad. Seem's half like a bailout in disguise if you ask me.

Yeah more throwing money after the reckless.

I say help airlines who haven’t burned all their cash on buy backs.
Help travellers who’d headed out before there was trouble on the horizon.

Leave everyone who knowingly put themselves at risk.