UK FCO Travel Advice
Mar 17, 2020, 7:30 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2008
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Mar 17, 2020, 2:08 pm
#5
Join Date: Sep 2015
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Call your insurers to check. Also be aware that Thailand is now starting to shut down too.
Mar 17, 2020, 2:18 pm
#6
Join Date: Mar 2020
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In that case should I just make a claim with my travel insurance. I cant get through to Qatar Airways, they told me they havent been notified of any travel restrictions and just offered a voucher or change of date. Im hoping flights start getting cancelled so I can receive a full refund with fees waived.
Mar 17, 2020, 2:26 pm
#7
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Join Date: Apr 2018
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I have UK travel insurance and the trip was booked long before the Coronavirus issues and would like to claim a refund in the absence of QR agreeing to my request.
I will, or course, ring them to confirm but just wondered if anyone has an experience of insurance issues ex-EU
Mar 17, 2020, 6:58 pm
#10
Join Date: Nov 2018
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In that case should I just make a claim with my travel insurance. I cant get through to Qatar Airways, they told me they havent been notified of any travel restrictions and just offered a voucher or change of date. Im hoping flights start getting cancelled so I can receive a full refund with fees waived.
Mar 17, 2020, 7:19 pm
#11
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Just to clarify my original question.
I have UK travel insurance and the trip was booked long before the Coronavirus issues and would like to claim a refund in the absence of QR agreeing to my request.
I will, or course, ring them to confirm but just wondered if anyone has an experience of insurance issues ex-EU
I have UK travel insurance and the trip was booked long before the Coronavirus issues and would like to claim a refund in the absence of QR agreeing to my request.
I will, or course, ring them to confirm but just wondered if anyone has an experience of insurance issues ex-EU
Insurers are never keen on answering "will I be covered if I take this course of action"..
It's really not a good time to travel. I've just got out of Malaysia, a couple of hours before its version of shutdown came into force. passengers connecting to some EU destinations were simply being turned away, told to sort things out themselves because they would not be slowed entry, or the airline had cancelled onward connections to the destination country.
If I were you, I'd wait until the last minute to see what the airline does - or doesn't do. If it doesn't cancel, then do so yourself and put in a claim. Travelling would still be an option, but with risks of unrecoverable expenses and confusion.
This post might be of interest:
UK Travel Insurance Recommendations
Last edited by IAN-UK; Mar 17, 2020 at 7:42 pm Reason: Adding link
Mar 17, 2020, 7:46 pm
#12
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Mar 18, 2020, 9:45 am
#13
Join Date: Mar 2020
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Its supposed to be on the 26th March. My travel insurance said to proceed with my claim, my flight needs to be cancelled. I am hoping the flight gets cancelled closer to the time, but what happens if it doesnt? I was meant to be flying to Sri Lanka but they arent allowing arrivals anyway.
Mar 18, 2020, 9:56 am
#14
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Its supposed to be on the 26th March. My travel insurance said to proceed with my claim, my flight needs to be cancelled. I am hoping the flight gets cancelled closer to the time, but what happens if it doesnt? I was meant to be flying to Sri Lanka but they arent allowing arrivals anyway.