Some travel accident insurance plans limit the death benefits to
flight accidents only, and some travel accident plans place limits on where the traveler can travel, i.e., specific countries and territories.
Several different types of plans are available, including
flight accident only or the package travel protection plans.
Not exact matches
Unless you're going on an especially long
flight, bring one carry - on for the both of you, and put in
only Baby's necessities: diapers, wipes, a change of clothes (in case of an
accident), a Binky, bibs / burp cloths, bottles, and a few toys.
A recent NTSB report revealed that sleep - deprived air traffic controllers played a role in at least four near - fatal incidents on the nation's runways since 2001, and the controller on duty in one of the worst U.S.
accidents in five years — the 2006 crash of a Comair
flight that killed 49 people in Lexington, Kentucky — was working on
only two hours of sleep.
As with other types of travel credit card insurance, this coverage
only applies to certain situations, like if you have an
accident or are struck with an illness before the
flight or while you're on vacation.
The travel
accident coverage that is included with many cards kicks in
only if you purchase your
flight tickets and other travel fares with your card.
One thing you have to know is that ordinary
flight insurance
only covers air travel, and it does not provide protection against
accidents that occur during helicopter
flights.
Minor
flight accidents do occur too, and they may
only result in injuries or
flight delays.
Sure, it is a proven fact that
only a tiny fraction of
flights around the world end up
accidents, but there's really no guarantee that your
flight will not be in the unfortunate percentage, no matter how small.
If the travel injury sustained due to the aircraft
accident results, within 181 days of the
accident, in the death of the insured traveler, in the severance of a limb, or in irretrievable loss of eyesight, speech or hearing, the Accidental Death & Dismemberment (Air
Flight Only) coverage will pay the largest amount of the following benefits.
Credit card benefits may cover the costs related to
accidents which occur during a
flight, car rental damage or accidental death while travelling, but typically
only when the travel purchase (s) was made via the card.
In addition, these plans may
only offer reimbursement for a limited number of qualifiers, like car
accidents on the way to the
flight, but not on the way to the hotel.
Flight accident coverage is
only limited to incidents on the plane.