Foreign travellers to Langkawi, and Thailand, will now have the opportunity to subscribe to Tune Protect and AirAsia’s Covid Travel Pass that was launched today to meet the mandatory insurance coverage set by the governments for fully vaccinated international travellers.
The introduction of the Covid Travel Pass plans also meet the year-end travel needs of AirAsia’s guests who wish to head for their holidays amid the impending opening of regional and international borders.
Group CEO of AirAsia Aviation Limited Bo Lingam says, “As Malaysia and Thailand open their international borders, AirAsia is prepared to meet the rise in the pent-up travel demand especially towards the end of the year as a peak travel period.
“Travelling today comes with a new set of protocols and we want to reassure our guests that we are ready to welcome them with the right travel protection products provided by Tune Protect while observing strict and disciplined protocols to ensure the safety of our passengers in-flight and beyond so that they can have total peace of mind.”
For AirAsia’s international guests flying into Langkawi, the Covid Travel Pass provides coverage of up to RM350,000 in medical expenses and hospitalization due to accident and sickness including COVID-19 infection, as well as a quarantine allowance of RM150 per day. Premiums start from as low as RM170 per guest per trip.
For travellers flying with AirAsia into Thailand, the Covid Travel Pass provides medical expenses due to accidents and sickness due to COVID-19 of up to THB1.8 million.
The Covid Travel Pass is available via the AirAsia Super App and will soon be made available to other customers via Tune Protect’s website. Travellers who have purchased AirAsia flights before 1 November 2021 will be notified via push notifications to add on the required insurance coverage with the relevant post-flight purchase options.
The Covid Travel Pass plans are complete with enhanced COVID-19 coverage to satisfy the Malaysian government’s requirement for international travellers coming into Langkawi to have mandatory insurance coverage of USD80,000 while for Thailand, the required mandatory coverage is USD50,000.
