Air Canada Starts Offering Customers Complimentary COVID19 Insurance

Air Canada has joined a growing number of other airlines to offer complimentary COVID19 emergency medical & quarantine insurance to customers booking round-trip international flights.

The Manulife COVID19 Emergency Medical Certificate of Insurance, available for new bookings made in Canada since Thursday, 17 September and until 31 October 2020, inclusive, provides emergency medical and quarantine insurance for travel completed by 12 April 2021.

"At Air Canada, we know people have personal, family and business reasons to travel," said Lucie Guillemette, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Air Canada. "To give them greater confidence as they do so, we have engaged Manulife to offer all Canadian residents complimentary COVID19 emergency medical & quarantine insurance when they book round-trip flights for travel outside of Canada. Combined with our industry leading airport and onboard biosafety protocols, including Air Canada CleanCare+, and our flexible rebooking policies, customers can be assured that when they book and travel with Air Canada their safety and well-being is our top priority."

If, when abroad, customers test positive for COVID19, the insurance will provide eligible customers coverage that includes:

- Up to CDN $200,000 per insured for COVID19 treatment medical expenses.

- Up to CDN $150 per person for quarantine costs (meals + accommodation); Up to CDN $300 per family per day up to a maximum of 14 days.

- Up to CDN $500 for expenses related to return home if the advisory from the Canadian government goes from Level 3 to Level 4 while at destination.

The coverage is available to all Canadian residents, subject to eligibility requirements, and is underwritten by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife), Canada's largest provider of travel insurance. It covers every international destination Air Canada serves.

Customers booking with Air Canada Vacations will be offered COVID19 Coverage and Assistance Plan provided by Allianz at no additional cost designed to cover emergency medical and quarantine expenses if COVID19 is contracted while travelling. It is available to all eligible customers who book an Air Canada Vacations package for travel by 30 April 2021 to eligible destinations.

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