Comments on: Air passenger Q&A guide to bankrupt airline protection http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/30/consumer-qa-guide-to-bankrupt-airline-protection/ - Discussions on travel consumer issues Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:19:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul Mclean http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/30/consumer-qa-guide-to-bankrupt-airline-protection/#comment-126597 Paul Mclean Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:49:04 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1560#comment-126597 "Question to Travel Insurance companies: Do any of you offer Scheduled airline failure insurance (SAFI) and how do consumers go about claiming should their airline go into administration? Why is it that not many insurance companies offer this as standard in today’s economic climate?" International Passengr Protection Limited is the largest provider of SAFI in the world, operating in over 30 countries around the world. We provide SAFI to every ABTA agent through the online ABTA Protection Plan, many airlines such as Ryanair, EasyJet, British Airways and Flybe as well as many travel insurance schemes and ATOL holders. In today's climate a considerable amount of companies are offering SAFI and many more travel insurance companies are adding the cover for 2009. It is expected that 80% of travel insurance policies will include the cover by the end of 2009. Remember credit cards do not cover repatriation and at the most they will pay half the original ticket cost but not the increased return fare costs on a more expensive airline. SAFI will cover this increased costs and repatriation. Paul Mclean Director International Passenger Protection Ltd “Question to Travel Insurance companies:
Do any of you offer Scheduled airline failure insurance (SAFI) and how do consumers go about claiming should their airline go into administration? Why is it that not many insurance companies offer this as standard in today’s economic climate?”

International Passengr Protection Limited is the largest provider of SAFI in the world, operating in over 30 countries around the world. We provide SAFI to every ABTA agent through the online ABTA Protection Plan, many airlines such as Ryanair, EasyJet, British Airways and Flybe as well as many travel insurance schemes and ATOL holders.

In today’s climate a considerable amount of companies are offering SAFI and many more travel insurance companies are adding the cover for 2009. It is expected that 80% of travel insurance policies will include the cover by the end of 2009.

Remember credit cards do not cover repatriation and at the most they will pay half the original ticket cost but not the increased return fare costs on a more expensive airline. SAFI will cover this increased costs and repatriation.

Paul Mclean
Director
International Passenger Protection Ltd

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]]> By: Tony Dent http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/30/consumer-qa-guide-to-bankrupt-airline-protection/#comment-121487 Tony Dent Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:09:40 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1560#comment-121487 we are going to book a trip to las vegas with BMI using our airmiles through BMI one paying and one on airmiles how safe is the booking? these are scheduled flights and with a large company we are going to book a trip to las vegas with BMI using our airmiles through BMI one paying and one on airmiles how safe is the booking? these are scheduled flights and with a large company

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]]> By: Stuart http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/30/consumer-qa-guide-to-bankrupt-airline-protection/#comment-121362 Stuart Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:59:05 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1560#comment-121362 How long does it take for an ATOL claim to be paid? How long does it take for an ATOL claim to be paid?

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]]> By: Jeff Venables http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/30/consumer-qa-guide-to-bankrupt-airline-protection/#comment-121322 Jeff Venables Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:48:39 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1560#comment-121322 If as you say (the answer to Julie August 31) that airlines are do not need to be covered by ATOL why not in this modern day are they not made to be by the government If as you say (the answer to Julie August 31) that airlines are do not need to be covered by ATOL why not in this modern day are they not made to be by the government

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/08/30/consumer-qa-guide-to-bankrupt-airline-protection/#comment-118873 Darren Cronian Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:37:02 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1560#comment-118873 Thanks for the comments everyone. Apologies for being so heavy on the moderation but I wanted to make sure that we didn't get into a discussion and just highlighted the facts. I am waiting for a few travel insurance companies to comment and then I will close the post for comments. If you have any more advice to add then please feel free until the post is closed for comments. Thanks for the comments everyone.

Apologies for being so heavy on the moderation but I wanted to make sure that we didn’t get into a discussion and just highlighted the facts. I am waiting for a few travel insurance companies to comment and then I will close the post for comments.

If you have any more advice to add then please feel free until the post is closed for comments.

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