Oh no! You missed your flight and now instead of doing the limbo in the Bahamas, your Caribbean vacation is in limbo.
If you experience delayed or missed flights, your reasonable and necessary additional expenses – such as taxis and accommodation costs during your delay – may be covered up to the plan limits if you are delayed for 6 or more hours due to a hazard such as:
You should do everything you can to avoid or minimize any additional expenses. For example, if you’re delayed by a traffic accident that you’re not involved in, call your airline and see if they’ll rebook you free of charge. Or, if your airline cancels your flight, you must accept any reasonable offers of compensation or rescheduling before incurring additional expenses.
If you make a claim for unexpected and unavoidable reasonable expenses, you’ll need to provide:
Read more in our how to claim article.
Travel insurance doesn’t cover everything. Here are the main things that aren’t covered:
Travel insurance is not designed to cover everything, so take the time to read the terms, conditions, limits and exclusions in the policy wording so there are no surprises if you do need to use it. Contact us if you have any questions about what is and is not covered.
Before you travel, check out these tips in case you become stuck at the airport because of a delayed or missed flight.
We’re here to help if you have a question about travel insurance. We’re available:
Within the USA & Canada toll free:
1-844-207-1930
From anywhere in the world, direct / collect:
+1-816-905-3963
Before your trip, check the latest government advice for any travel alerts for your destination.