Travelling is a common feature of our lives. We travel to our work places, relatives home and the vacation spots. Traveling is a source of great learning and enjoyment but it also carries the hazards of meeting an accident. This may be a road accident or the result of an air crash.

In order to get the insurance cover for the traveling period, one can apply for the travel accident insurance.

Travel Accident Insurance

People are usually in possession of an auto insurance that is meant to cover the accidents in case of traveling by the own car. However, the same is not applicable once you are traveling by a public transport. You need to apply for a separate insurance policy that covers the period of traveling by means other than your insured car. This is called the travel accident insurance.

Types Of Travelers Insurance

There are a number of traveler insurance policies to choose from. Few of the most commonly available packages are explained below:-

1. Multi-Travel Accident Insurance

This is the insurance package for frequent travelers. Such a package covers you in case of death or disability caused by an accident.

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As every other year, 2010 left us on 31st December 2010 with a number of events which will be remembered in history. Some of them will become part of our happy memories, while others will be the ones which became the reason for grief and sorrow. In the list of all such events, there are only few which remain vivid in our memories for years and are difficult to forget. Here is the list of such important events of 2010, which embarked our memories forever.

1. Volcano Eruption (Iceland)

On April 16th, a volcano in the glacier “Eyjafjallajokull” erupted and became the reason of ash in air. This ash cloud caused a huge air travel chaos in most of the parts of Europe. Many flights were dismissed, leaving passengers stranded at airports.

2. Port-Au-Prince Earthquake (Haiti)

On January 12th, a strong earthquake jolted Port-au-Prince of Haiti. Earthquake was recorded of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale and it caused massive destruction in the area, leaving around 316,000 people dead, 300,000 injured and 1,000,000 homeless.

3. Muzzaffargarh Flood (Pakistan)

On August 7th, two rivers of Pakistan Chenab and Indus surged on both its sides, causing a huge damage to 890 small villages. Affection more than 4 million people, mainly tenant, daily wagers and small farmers.

4. WikiLeaks Founder Arrested

Julian Asange, who was the founder of WikiLeaks, which released around 250,000 diplomatic cables, detailed candid conversations between embassies of the world and Washington, was arrested on 7th December, 2010.

5. Tension at North-South Korea Border (Korea)

After the last Korean War in between 1950-1953, this was the first time when North Korea fired artillery shells into the territory of South Korea, which resulted in the death of four and injured around 20.

6. Aung San Suu Kyi Released (Myanmar)

After being under house arrest for seven years, Aung San Suu Kyi was released on 13th of November in Yangon, Myanmar. Read the full story

Commercial Airlines, though a big source of transport, but at the same time it’s quite risky to travel in it. Because God forbid if someone encounters an accident, the chances of survival are quite less. There have been many accidents in the history of airline. And tens of thousands of people either have lost their lives or have been badly injured. It mostly depends upon how the pilot faces all this and how does he reacts in any troubled situation. Here we are presenting the story of some airline crashes where the pilots put all their efforts to avoid the crashes and how much success they got? Lets see.

China Airlines Flight 006 faced a highly undesirable situation. There was some technical fault in one of the engines. The reason of the fault was the mistakes committed by the crew members. The whole air crew was flying the plane round the clock without any rest or break and it really disturbed their energy level. The plane took a deep plunge but with the efforts and determination of the air crew,the engine was repaired and the plane was controlled. They landed it safely to San Francisco.  There were some minor injuries but no causalities. And after this incident the government of China brought some positive changes in the flying rules and now gives proper time to the air crew to rest and chill before any flight.

Air Canada Flight 143 was flying under the supervision of Captain Robert Pearson and his first officer Maurice Quintal. The flight ran out of fuel because of the failure to convert fuel equations with the metric system. In this life threatening situation the captain who was an experienced pilot put all his efforts to save the plane and the innocent lives in it. He decided to do an emergency landing at an industrial air port in Gimli, Manitoba. While landing the nose gear of the plane collapsed. But over all it was a success and none was badly injured.

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