Flying To Alicante Post 23rd November.

[Blue and white stripes]

Is anyone planning to fly into Alicante after the 23rd of November? I would be interested to hear about any checks at the airport due to the need for a PCR test up to 72 hours before arrival. Judging by how well they've handled the locator forms I'm guessing it won't cause a problem.

[Spurs]

Can’t go from here till 2nd Dec it’s against law . I doubt this will be in place for long most people will not travel

[kevinb]

Also, any travel insurance is invalid if you fly at the moment.

[Blue and white stripes]

You are correct but it's only people from the UK who can't fly in at the moment so the question was aimed at anyone else.
I'm not sure about travel insurance after the 2nd December I'm covered as 'covid cover' was what sold me the policy.

[BeachLife]

Hi B&W.

I didnt bother with insurance on my last trip (end of Sept) because although some policies do as you say offer "Covid cover" that is trumped by the caveat that its only applicable if the its allowed by the FCO as a permitted travel destination with a "travel corridor" or whatever the latest idea is.

However - when we went to Lanzarote ealier this month we did have cover (and Covid cover) as travel to the Canaries was permitted without need to quarantine upon return.

Just my experience

[Spurs]

Just a quick point about the covid travel insurance that is being offered. I had a look at about 4 policies and to be honest I didn’t think any of them were any use at all.
Most of them had so many caveats that I was struggling to see a scenario where they would actually cover you .
I’E not covered if Foreign office has advised you not to travel , which is the same as your ordinary insurance so no point having it if you plan to do that.
The actual circumstances that they cover if you catch covid are all different and have many many escape clauses. Etc

Do think I will be buying any

[ian-steele]

i am a real ''chancer'' have travelled to my place in  G.A without insurance fo 15 years, ok i had treatment @ Elche hospital, doctor and nurse appointments, all with my temp S.I.P card,reduced rate percriptions, however thanks to brexit, i gather this will expire on 31 DEC, unless there is some agreement between uk & Europe to share health treatment, like the soon to be obsolete euro health card.

[kevinb]

I queried Covid cover with Safesure insurance, if you travel to a country not on the government list even with a FCO insurance extension you are not insured if you become ill with COVID in that country they also told me that if you do travel at the moment all cover is void.

[John H]

My twin brother was taken seriously ill quite a few years ago in Tunisia, his insurance company, Staysure, had to charter a medical repatriation flight for him.....obviously he never saw the bill but the medical staff on the flight told him the cost was in the order of £22,000.....

A parent of one of our friends whilst on holiday in GA was taken ill, she had no insurance, her flight home on a normal charter flight but with a Doctor accompanying her cost just over £3250

Food for thought.

Regards all

John

[chris and jackie]

I have annual policy which covers all COVID related claims as well but any claim for anything whatsoever is not covered if you travel without  FCO advice .Also FCO advice at moment is you will need travel insurance post Brexit plus 6 months minimum on passport, not sure if international driving permits required also

[TRIDENT]

In the past i always said if i needed treatment i would jump on a plane to the uk and a taxi to the nearest hospital. UNTILL i developed a thrombosis in my leg      Not recommended to fly with this condition. I went to IMED in Elche .90e to see the first doctor who referred me to the emergency dept .90e to see the second doctor who said i needed to be admitted overnight possible two nights stay.1000e per night. 140e for a ultra scan which proved not a bad as they thought. So went home with a course of injections in my stomach plus tablets and cream and a further 90e to see a third doctor two week later to see how i was progressing. Now i have the full SIP CARD.