Air Ambulance: Medical Evacuation Services

Global Guardian Air Ambulance provides an added layer of protection that standard travel insurance and credit card evacuation policies do not – meaning you can transfer to the hospital of your choice. Our memberships offer travelers peace of mind, financial protection, and a one-call solution for getting them home in an emergency.

No. While some travel insurance policies do contain limited medical evacuation coverage, their main purpose is to refund the cost of the trip in case of cancellation. Global Guardian Air Ambulance is not a replacement for travel insurance—it is a layer of protection not offered by most policies.

Many standard travel insurance and credit card medical transport policies limit transports to the “nearest appropriate” or “nearest U.S. facility” which may be thousands of miles from home. Global Guardian Air Ambulance will bring you home to the hospital of your choice. Also, some travel insurance will only transport policy holders if the insurance company deems it a medical necessity. If you are hospitalized 150 or more miles away, we will bring you home.

Yes, however it can be very expensive. Domestic U.S. air medical transport services range from $10,000 to $75,000; international transports can easily exceed $100,000. In addition, you would be required to pay for the trip in advance, either by a wire transfer or on a pre-approved charge to your credit card. As an Air Ambulance member, the membership fee is all you pay should you require a transport.

In addition to yourself, your spouse or domestic partner and up to five dependent children living in your household may be included. Children must be under age 26 and covered by the member’s health insurance policy.

You must be 84 years of age or under to be eligible for an Air Ambulance membership.

Global Guardian Air Ambulance enrollment for eligible members is effective immediately upon our receipt of your enrollment application and payment. 

It's very simple. Dial the number on your membership card and our medical team will work with your doctors to determine the best way to get you home safely. There are no deductibles and no claim forms to file. It’s that easy.

Air Ambulance can accommodate up to one additional companion/family member in addition to the patient on a medical transport, with the exception of COVID-19 transfers.

Global Guardian Air Ambulance allows up to two separate transports per membership per year. In the case of repatriation flights involving multiple enrolled family members and requiring simultaneous repatriations, each family member will receive one fully paid transport.

Yes, if you are hospitalized as an inpatient due to COVID-19 while traveling internationally, you may be transported to the hospital of your choice. You must be under the age of 75 and fully vaccinated to be eligible.

COVID-19 transportation is covered for all Individual and Family members who are under the age of 75 and fully vaccinated as determined by the qualifications of the member’s home country government.

Members must be under the age of 75 to be eligible for transportation if they are hospitalized as an inpatient due to COVID-19. Our Senior Memberships are for individuals between the ages of 75 and 84, and as such, will not be eligible for a COVID-19 transport.

If you are under quarantine by a hospital, a government, or any other regulatory entity exercising jurisdiction and that medical facility, government, or regulatory entity will not allow transfer, transport will not be possible.

The time frame for a COVID-19 transfer may be extended beyond that of a typical medical transport and is dependent on multiple factors including, but not limited to, affiliate availability to transfer COVID-19 patients, required permits or permissions, and any other factors that are beyond Air Ambulance’s control.

Follow the same steps for any other hospitalization. Dial the number on your membership card and our medical team will work with your doctors to determine the best way to get you safely to the hospital of your choice, and at no additional cost to you.

Due to plane capacity and safety protocols, traveling companions or family members are not allowed to accompany members transported for COVID-19.

Air Ambulance provides hospital to hospital transport service. As such, if you test positive for COVID-19 but are not hospitalized, you are not eligible for transport under your membership.