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.

Keywords: Airline, air carrier, liability, luggage, baggage, delay, damage, lost, loss, Warsaw, Warsaw Convention, aviation, passenger, passengers, property, rights, remedy, remedies, delayed, damaged

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