Under the Montreal Convention, airlines are automatically liable for passenger injuries or wrongful deaths in
airplane accidents resulting from negligence, regardless of the injured party's country of origin.
Not exact matches
Airplane accidents are often avoidable tragedies that
result from negligent acts or omissions, or from the failure of a defective part.
When
airplane accidents are caused by someone's negligence (such as the negligence of a pilot, a member of the maintenance crew, or even an air traffic controller), or by a defective product, the people injured in the
accidents may seek compensation for the harm they suffered — for their medical bills, their pain and suffering, wages lost as a
result of the injuries, and more.
This benefit covers for loss of life, limb or sight that is a direct
result of a covered
accident that occurs during a trip while the insured is entering, onboard, or exiting from a licensed Common Carrier (such as an
airplane, a bus, a train, a ship, or a taxi) licensed for the transportation of passengers for hire.