Vietjet will pay passengers up to £7.3k if they test positive for covid-19 after flying with them

Airline pledges to pay passengers up to £7,300 if they test positive for coronavirus after flying with them

  • Vietjet says it will be making the payouts as part of its ‘Sky Covid Care Insurance’ 
  • It is being offered to all eligible passengers on its domestic services for free 
  • The airline will pay out for confirmed cases within 30 days of the flight departure
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An airline says it will gift passengers up to £7,300 if they test positive for coronavirus after taking a flight with them – regardless of where they catch it.

Vietjet, which is based in Vietnam, announced that it would be making the payouts as part of its new ‘Sky Covid Care Insurance’ and that it would apply to travellers on its domestic services.

The lump sum – which has to be claimed within 30 days of the flight – is being offered to all eligible passengers for free regardless of their age or nationality.

Vietnam-based Vietjet says it will pay passengers up to £7,300 if they test positive for coronavirus after taking a flight with them 

The policy is available for those taking flights between March 23 and June 30, 2020, with payouts ranging from 20,000,000 VND (£736/$846) to 200,000,000 VND (£7,359/$8,465).

Vietjet says: ‘With the insurance, passengers are eligible for insurance coverage and benefits from Vietjet within 30 days starting at 00:01 of the flight date, regardless of how passengers are infected with the disease.

‘To be eligible for insurance coverage, passengers need to provide all information in accordance with Vietjet’s terms and conditions when purchasing tickets and using aviation services – and comply with all regulations on disease prevention and control of Vietjet, the Vietnam Ministry of Health and authorities.’

According to the airline, it already has tens of billions of Vietnamese dong set aside for paying out premiums.

Ineligible passengers include those who have already tested positive for Covid-19 or anybody who has breached safety regulations, such as travel bans, outlined by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.

People who suffer from epilepsy or mental illness also aren’t eligible.

The airline announced that it would be making the payouts as part of its new Sky Covid Care Insurance policy

The airline announced that it would be making the payouts as part of its new Sky Covid Care Insurance policy

The airline added: ‘The purpose is to bring passengers assurance when flying on modern and comfortable aircraft with young and professional cabin crews.

‘The health safety of passengers and cabin crews are protected at the highest level against all risks of disease.

‘The difficulties and the pandemic will soon be over. In a world full of uncertainties, Vietjet desires to bring humane values, assurance to passengers and to the community.’

To make a claim, passengers have to fill out a form on the Vietjet website and provide proof that they have tested positive for the virus and that they have received treatment for it.

So far, there have been 141 confirmed coronavirus cases in Vietnam but no deaths, according to the World Health Organisation. 

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