Airline Liability for Loss, Damage or Delay of Passenger Baggage

Abstract:     
The article discusses remedies and methods of enforcing airline liability for loss, damage or delay of passenger baggage. The article includes a discussion of the law as it relates both to domestic flights and to international flights where passenger luggage is lost, damaged or delayed. The article includes a discussion of the Warsaw Convention as it relates to international flights and of the Federal Aviation Regulations applicable in the case of domestic flights.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 28

Keywords: Airline, air carrier, liability, luggage, baggage, delay, damage, loss, Warsaw, Warsaw Convention, aviation

JEL Classification: K20, K13, K19, K34, K40, K41, K49, L93, L90, L91

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