ek medical benifits after retirement

[sealy101]

do you get to keep your medical benefits in retirement.

[camber]

My understanding is that you get free private medical insurance for 4 years, following retirement. You then get an option to fund the insurance yourself, coming in at a very cheap rate, without any medical check requirement. Your wife also has the same benefit, providing she is no younger than 5 years of your age. Hope this helps.

[sealy101]

Thank You For Your Reply.

Sealy

[Gillegan]

I would ask recruitment what their interpretation is. When the "benefit" was announced, it appeared to me that Americans were specifically excluded. Historically, the package has been geared towards British pilots as airline management is predominantly British, the Flight Ops managment has been "mostly" British and originally, British pilots made up the majority of the flight crews. If you get an answer, please post it as many here would be interested.

[Wiley]

Gilleghan is correct. North America specifically excluded. A lump sum is paid in lieu to people from the US and Canada. I also thought it was for 3 years rather than 4, but am ready to be corrcted on that point.

[dusty777]

Also, you now have to go to age 65 to qualify. Then if you last that long, you have 3 years coverage exept as you say, in the America's.
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