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Transat announces inclusion of COVID-19 insurance in its flights and packages
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[{"type":"text","content":"TransatCOVID19insuran\n \n \n \n Transat announces inclusion of COVID-19 insurance in its flights and packages\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n MONTREAL, Sept. 25, 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n This insurance plan covering emergency medical and quarantine expenses will be offered\n \n at no extra cost to customers\n \n \n \n \n MONTREAL\n \n ,\n \n Sept. 25, 2020\n \n /CNW Telbec/ - Transat, one of the world's largest integrated tourism companies and\n \n Canada's\n \n leader in leisure travel, is pleased to announce that its customers will now be able to benefit from a COVID-19 Emergency Medical Certificate of Insurance. Offered through Manulife, this insurance plan is designed to cover emergency medical and quarantine expenses at destination, in addition to providing assistance if COVID-19 is contracted during the trip.\n \n \n Therefore, eligible customers who book a roundtrip flight from\n \n Canada\n \n to an international Air Transat destination or a Transat package to\n \n Mexico\n \n , Central or\n \n South America\n \n , or the\n \n Caribbean\n \n , from\n \n September 25 to October 31, 2020\n \n , for stays of up to 21 days between\n \n October 1, 2020\n \n , and\n \n April 30, 2021\n \n , will be covered by this insurance at no extra cost. It will automatically be included in the purchase of the flight or package, whether it is made at a travel agency, online or through Transat's Customer Contact Centre.\n \n \n \"The travel industry has been transforming at a frantic pace in recent months, and we are listening to our customers' expectations in order to offer them programs and solutions adapted to the new realities,\" says Annick Guérard, Chief Operating Officer of Transat. \"The introduction of a free and automatic COVID-19 medical insurance and assistance plan included in our flights and packages, combined with our rigorous health and safety program,\n \n Traveller Care\n \n , demonstrates our desire to allow our customers to carry out their travel plans despite the un...