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Procedure to claim in case of Baggage Delay/Loss/Flight Delay/Cancellation or Missed Flight/Hijack Distress


Monday 14 January 2008

<!--[if !supportAnnotations]--> <!--[endif]--> To claim insurance for Baggage Delay/Loss/Flight Delay/Cancellation or Missed Flight/Hijack Distress:
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  1. You must first inform the airline authorities and lodge a complaint.
  2. Then, you obtain a Property Irregularity Report (PIR) from the airline authorities clearly stating the period of delay or loss or the time period you were hijacked. <!--[endif]-->
  3. Now, submit your claim form along with the documents mentioned below, immediately on your return to India or within 30 days of expiry of the travel insurance policy (whichever is earlier):

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  • <!--[if !supportLists]--> Copy of passport, visa with entry and exit stamp <!--[endif]-->
  • <!--[if !supportLists]--> Copies of boarding pass, ticket, baggage tags <!--[endif]-->
  • <!--[if !supportLists]--> Copies of correspondence with the airline authorities <!--[endif]-->
  • <!--[if !supportLists]--> Property Irregularity Report (PIR) from the airline authorities <!--[endif]-->
  • Original bills/receipts/invoices for the necessary emergency expenses

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See also:

Procedure to claim if passport is lost

Procedure to claim assistance in financial emergency

Procedure to claim in case of personal liability

Procedure to claim in case of burglary

Types of claim settlements

Procedure to claim medical expenses in travel insurance



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