Apollo Hospitals, Emirates join hands to bring Intl patients

One of India's private healthcare providers Apollo Hospitals has teamed up with Dubai-based Emirates airline to connect international patients seeking healthcare in India.

As part of the tie-up, patients and their attendants from 19 countries across the Middle East and Africa can come to various Apollo hospitals in Chennai, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Bangalore to avail these specially formulated fares for round-trip flights on Emirates.

Apollo Hospitals has provided health services to 37 million people across 120 countries, the release said.

Under the agreement, the hospital's customers from India can save up to 6% on return business class and up to 4% on return economy class bookings across Emirates' network from India.

They can also save up to 10% on business class and up to 5% on economy class bookings from selected points of origin to India.

The countries in Middle East would include Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE.

Patients from African countries including - Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Cote d'Ivoire can avail this facility.

"...Access to better healthcare facilities, good quality and cost related challenges still exist. Therefore, we have entered into a strategic partnership with Emirates involving patients and attendants coming from this region to Apollo Hospitals," Apollo Hospitals CEO K Hariprasad said.

"Furthermore, all Apollo Hospitals customers can also enjoy special Emirates fares to selected destinations. We are delighted to team-up with Emirates Airline and reach-out to these patients who value quality healthcare," he added.

Under the partnership, the travellers coming to Apollo Hospitals from the above mentioned locations can avail the special fares through the ticket booking section of the Emirates Airline microsite using the passcode, which is mentioned on the website.