Cebu Pacific, the Philippines' largest airline, said Monday it started offering COVID-19 insurance to its passengers to encourage travel during the pandemic.
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The latest add-on is called COVID Protect and will cover up to P1 million in COVID-related hospitalization and medical expenses.
This upgrade is part of Cebu Pacific's CEB Travelsure and is available to all passengers flying to and from all of the airline's domestic and international destinations for as low as P270.
Coverage begins on the date of departure from origin and ends two hours upon arrival back at origin, with a maximum travel duration of 30 consecutive days.
CEB Travelsure COVID Protect is underwritten by Insurance Company of North America, a Chubb Company. Chubb is the world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company.
"We are very pleased to launch the CEB Travelsure COVID Protect in line with our commitment to restart travel and tourism safely and sustainably. With COVID Protect, guests will be able to travel more confidently as they are assured of coverage, especially if they have essential travel scheduled," said Candice Iyog, Cebu Pacific's Vice President for Marketing and Customer Experience, in a statement.
Passengers looking to avail of the upgrade can do so when booking flights from the Cebu Pacific website, while existing CEB Travelsure insured passengers can simply purchase the COVID Protect add-on up to two hours prior their flight via the Manage Booking portal on the Cebu Pacific website. Chubb also offers a 24/7 Emergency Assistance Hotline, while claims may be filed online.
Apart from an insurance add-on, the airline also offers COVID-19 testing for domestic and international travellers.
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For more information, visit the Cebu Pacific TravelSure website.
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