Airplane Accidents – Understanding your rights under Article 17(1) and 21(1) of the Montreal Convention

 “People who board planes are not afraid of flying. They are afraid of not flying.” – Winne Micah. I. Introduction October 29, 2018. Flight 610, Lion Air smashes into the Java Sea off Indonesia, killing all 189 souls aboard. This is swiftly followed by Flight 302, Ethiopian Airlines, which crashes in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Again,…

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