Virgin Atlantic Introduces Free Coronavirus Insurance

Is there anywhere Virgin flies to that doesn't have major travel restrictions and would be worth taking up this 8gfer for?

Their FAQ asks the question about whether or not this meets the requirements of countries requiring proof of Covid coverage upon entering (e.g. Brazil) but then fails to answer the question. If you reach out to clarify anything about this to Virgin can you specifically ask whether there is a mechanism to get an email/documentation that indicates the traveler is insured? Otherwise a traveler risks being denied entry/boarding if the airline (e.g. partner like Delta) isn't aware/doesn't understand or the immigration asks for a print out proving with a person's name listed, etc..

What a shame this doesn't cover award travel. Which is what I will be using until we get some months further along the Covid journey.

This still doesn't address the problem of travelling against FCO advice - it invalidates your travel insurance. For Virgin to pick up business, they need to be able to provide a policy which replaces travel insurance, not just covers one illness.

Nothing will really help significantly until the UK opens up to tourism again without any quarantine.

Airfarer,

I must be reading this part differently than you.

"Am I covered if I use Flying Club miles (or Miles Plus Money) to purchase the ticket?

Yes as long as you have a Virgin Atlantic ticket (this is normally the case for ticket purchased with Flying Club miles) or you booked your travel on virginatlantic.com and all other policy eligibility criteria are met. "

VS are offering a lot of incentives to drive customers to book reward and cash flights at present, but I think it’s wise to proceed with caution, as they have been appalling at refunding customers and are still in financial limbo, with a business model that cannot be sustainable or profitable in a covid world.

Interesting, these airlines are betting that the vast majority of customers will not get covid-19, but the insurance could lure more customers to fly. It might be a good bet as there is currently not much evidence of transmission on an airplane. On the other hand if there's a major transmission event, I wonder if they'd come up with some excuse to not pay out the insurance to half the passengers.

Wish this applied to award tickets which don’t include a Virgin Atlantic flight but this is still a nice gesture.