Finnair is offering international passengers free worldwide cover for expenses related to Covid-19.
The insurance is included in the cost of tickets bought through Finnair sales channels - including Finnair.com, the Finnair mobile app or via the airline’s customer service - for international travel originating from Finland.
Finnair Corona Cover applies to all departures, both new and existing, for travel between 3 November 2020 and 31 March 2021.
The insurance covers the following expenses in the passenger’s destination:
- Covid-related medical expenses and medical repatriation up to €50,000, e.g. for a hospital stay or doctor visits;
- The price of a coronavirus test, if the result is positive;
- Additional quarantine costs, resulting from falling ill with coronavirus, up to €100 for a maximum of 14 days, which could cover additional overnight accommodation;
- A new return flight back to Finland, if the original flight is missed due to illness related to coronavirus.
The cover is valid in all foreign destinations, with no excess fees, and supplements a traveller’s own travel insurance.
Tiina Tissari, Finnair’s vice president, customer experience and products, said: “It is important that Finnair customers feel they can travel safely as we recognise that travelling during the pandemic comes with new kinds of concerns and challenges.”
In early October, the carrier said it had cut its schedule to around 75 flights a day, compared with a usual 350, due to softening demand.