MONTREAL CONVENTION
September 1st, 2003
Keith NuthallTHE NEW Montreal Convention on compensation for international air accidents is to come into force on November 4, following its ratification by the USA, bringing the number of countries implementing the treaty to the 30 required for it to become enforceable worldwide. It replaces the Warsaw Convention system, which tightly limited air carriers' exposure to compensation to around US$8,300 per injured or killed passenger. Under the new system, coordinated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, this ceiling will rise to US$135,000 if the ...
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