He had a heart attack and was stranded in France,but we had to prove his medical history before we claim on the travel insuranceIn September 2015 my elderly parents were on a Ryanair flight to Barcelona when my father had a heart attack. He was given life support and the pilot undertook an emergency landing in Toulouse. My father was taken to hospital where he was placed in a coma. Both Ryanair and the local paramedics and hospital went above and beyond what was expected. The following day I travelled to Toulouse with my partner and brother, and my sister came from Spain. On arriving at the hospital my partner contacted the emergency helpline of my parents’ travel insurer, or InsureforAll,to notify it of the situation. It advised that before it could cover any costs/expenses/claims it would need a medical report from my father’s GP, and that we would own to complete the essential paperwork. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com