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The Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99) establishes airline liability in the case of death or injury to passengers, as well as in cases of delay, damage or loss of baggage and cargo.
The Montreal Convention (formally, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air) is a multilateral treaty adopted by a diplomatic meeting of ICAO member states in 1999.
General Provisions. Article 1 — Scope of Application. 1. This Convention applies to all international carriage of persons, baggage or cargo performed by aircraft for reward. It applies equally to gratuitous carriage by aircraft performed by an air transport undertaking. 2.
The convention aims to introduce uniform legal rules to govern air carrier liability in the event of damage caused to passengers, baggage or goods during international journeys. The decision concludes the convention on behalf of the European Community (now the EU).
The Montreal Convention, or MC99, protects millions of air passengers who fly internationally every year. It covers damages to travelers’ health or luggage, including when flights have been delayed or canceled.
I. The Warsaw Convention System of Liability. Before addressing the Montreal Convention, a basic overview of the “Warsaw Sys-tem” is helpful. With 152 parties to the Warsaw Convention, it is one of the most.
The Montreal Convention 1999 (“MC99”) establishes a modern compensatory regime in respect of passengers who suffer death or injury caused by an accident during international carriage by air.
