As Five major airlines are set to resume flights in and out of Kenya following the easing of international travel restrictions, Emirates airline have opted to pay medical, quarantine and death expenses if a person contracts coronavirus while on board.
The offer comes as Emirates seeks ways to rally demand and passenger revenue. The airline has been impacted more due to the fact that it only conducted international flights.
While Emirates is the first airline to offer medical and quarantine expense coverage, various airlines and travel stakeholders have also tried to boost customer confidence during this pandemic.
Uzbekistan has offered $3,000 to persons affected while on board while Cyprus has offered to cover costs of lodging and medication for visitors who develop the virus also according CNN.
Five airlines that are to begin operations as revealed by Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala on Sunday, are Qatar Airways, Emirates, British Airways, KLM and Air France.
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