
AIRLINE TICKETS TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
NOTICE OF INCORPORATED
TERMS OF CONTRACT
Air transportation, whether it is domestic or international
(including domestic portions of international journeys), is subject to the
individual terms of the transporting air carriers, which are herein
incorporated by reference and made part of the contract of carriage. Other
carriers on which you may be ticketed may have different conditions of
carriage. International air transportation, including the carriers' liability,
may also be governed by applicable tariffs on file with the individual
governments and by the Warsaw Convention. Incorporated terms may include, but
are not restricted to:
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Rules and limits on liability for personal
injury or death.
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Rules and limits on liability for delay.
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Rules and limits on liability for baggage,
including fragile or perishable goods, and availability of excess valuation
charge.
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Claims restrictions, including time periods in
which passengers must file a claim or bring an action against the air carrier.
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Rights of the air carrier to change terms of the
contract.
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Rules on reconfirmation of reservations,
check-in times, and refusal to carry.
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Rights of the carrier and limits on liability
for delay or failure to perform service, including schedule changes,
substitution of alternate carriers or aircraft and rerouting.
You can obtain additional information on items 1 through 7
above at any location where the transporting air carrier's tickets are sold.
You have the right to inspect the full text of each
transporting carrier's terms at its airport and city ticket offices. You also
have the right, upon request, to receive free of charge the full text of the
applicable terms incorporated by reference from each of the transporting air
carriers. Information on ordering the full text of each carrier's terms is
available at any location where the air carrier's tickets are sold.
WARSAW AND MONTREAL NOTICES
If the passenger's journey involves an ultimate destination
or stop in a country other than the country of departure the Warsaw Convention
or the Montreal Convention may be applicable and the applicable Convention
governs and in most cases limits the liability of carriers for death or
personal injury, delay, and in respect of loss of or damage to baggage. See
also notices headed "Notice of Baggage Liability Limitations" and
"Advice to International Passengers on Limitation of Liability".
NOTICE OF CONTRACT TERMS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
As used in this contract "ticket" means the
passenger ticket and baggage check, of which these conditions and the notices
form part; "carriage" is equivalent to "transportation";
"carrier" means any air carrier that carries or undertakes to carry
the passenger or his baggage hereunder or perform any other service incidental
to such air carriage; "electronic ticket" means the Itinerary/Receipt
issued by or on behalf of Carrier, the Electronic Coupons and, if applicable, a
boarding document; and "SDR" means the Special Drawing Right as
defined by the International Monetary Fund (as of April 2004, 1 SDR ~ $1.50).
"Warsaw Convention" means the Convention for the Unification of Certain
Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw, 12th October
1929, and/or that Convention as amended at The Hague, 28th September 1955,
and/or that Convention as amended at Montreal, 25th September 1975, and/or that
Convention as amended at Montreal, 25th September 1975, whichever may be
applicable. "Montreal Convention" means the Convention for the
Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air signed at Montreal, 28th May 1999.
Carriage hereunder is subject to the rules and limitations
relating to liability established by the Warsaw Convention or the Montreal
Convention unless such carriage is not "international carriage" as
defined by the applicable Convention.
To the extent not in conflict with the foregoing carriage
and other services performed by each carrier are subject to: (I) provisions
contained in this ticket, (II) applicable tariffs, (III) carrier's conditions
of carriage and related regulations which are made part hereof (and are
available on application at the offices of carrier) except in transportation
between a place in the United States or Canada and any place outside thereof to
which tariffs in force in those countries apply.
Carrier's name may be abbreviated in the ticket, the full
name and its abbreviation being set forth in carrier's tariffs, conditions of
carriage, regulations or timetables; carrier's address shall be the airport of
departure shown opposite the first abbreviation of carrier's name in the
ticket; the agreed stopping places are those places set forth in this ticket or
as shown in carrier's timetables as scheduled stopping places on the
passenger's route; carriage to be performed hereunder by several successive
carriers is regarded as a single operation.
A carrier issuing a ticket for carriage over the lines of
another carrier does so only as its Agent.
Any exclusion or limitation of liability of carrier shall
apply to and be for the benefit of agents, servants and representatives of
carrier and any person whose aircraft is used by carrier for carriage and its agents,
servants and representatives.
Checked baggage will be delivered to bearer of the baggage
check. In case of damage to baggage moving in international transportation
complaint must be made in writing to carrier forthwith after discovery of
damage and, at the latest, within seven days from receipt; in case of delay,
complaint must be made within 21 days from date the baggage was delivered. See
tariffs or conditions of carriage regarding non-international transportation.
This ticket is good for carriage for one year from date of
issue, except as otherwise provided in this ticket, in carrier's tariffs,
conditions of carriage, or related regulations. The fare for carriage hereunder
is subject to change prior to commencement of carriage. Carrier may refuse transportation
if the applicable fare has not been paid.
Carrier undertakes to use its best efforts to carry the
passenger and baggage with reasonable dispatch. Times shown in timetables or
elsewhere are not guaranteed and form no part of this contract. Carrier may
without notice substitute alternate carriers or aircraft, and may alter or omit
stopping places shown on the ticket in case of necessity. Schedules are subject
to change without notice. Carrier assumes no responsibility for making
connections.
Passenger shall comply with Government travel requirements,
present exit, entry and other required documents and arrive at airport by time
fixed by carrier or, if no time is fixed, early enough to complete departure
procedures.
No agent, servant or representative of carrier has authority
to alter, modify or waive any provision of this contract.
Presentation of a valid ticket entitles the passenger to
transportation only between the points and via the routing designated thereon.
Flight coupons will be honored only in the order in which they were issued.
Tickets are not transferable to others.
A reservation is subject to cancellation by the carrier if
the passenger is not available for boarding at the loading gate at least 30
minutes prior to scheduled departure for flights.
Failure to occupy reserved space may result in the carrier
canceling continuing, connecting, or returning space reserved by the passenger.
CARRIER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE CARRIAGE TO ANY PERSON
WHO HAS ACQUIRED A TICKET IN VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAW OR CARRIER'S TARIFFS,
RULES OR REGULATIONS
NOTICE OF BAGGAGE LIABILITY LIMITATIONS
Liability for loss, delay, or damage to baggage is limited
unless a higher value is declared in advance and additional charges are paid.
For international travel (including domestic portions of international
journeys) to which the Warsaw Convention applies the liability limit is
approximately $9.07 per pound ($20 per kilogram) for checked baggage and $400
per passenger for unchecked baggage. For international travel (including
domestic portions of international journeys) to which the Montreal Convention
applies the liability limit is approximately $1500 (1000 SDR) per passenger for
all baggage. For travel wholly between U.S. points federal rules require
any limit on an airline's baggage liability to be at least $2800 per passenger.
Excess valuation may be declared on certain types of articles. Some carriers
assume no liability for fragile, valuable or perishable articles. Further
information may be obtained from the carrier.
NOTICE--OVERBOOKING OF FLIGHTS
Airline flights may be overbooked, and there is a slight
chance that a seat will not be available on a flight for which a person has a
confirmed reservation. If the flight is overbooked, no one will be denied a seat
until airline personnel first ask for volunteers willing to give up their
reservation in exchange for a payment of the airline's choosing. If there are
not enough volunteers the airline will deny boarding to other persons in
accordance with its particular boarding priority. With few exceptions persons
denied boarding involuntarily are entitled to compensation. The complete rules
for the payment of compensation and each airline's boarding priorities are
available at all airport ticket counters and boarding locations. Some airlines
do not apply these consumer protections to travel from some foreign countries,
although other consumer protections may be available. Check with the airline.
For all flights departing from the European Union and all
flights to the European Union if on an European operating carrier, if you are
denied boarding or you flight is canceled or delayed for at least two hours,
ask at the check-in counter or boarding date for the text stating your rights,
particularly with regard to compensation and assistance. For further
information on your air passenger rights for these flights, see http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/air/rights/index_en.htm
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ADVICE TO INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS ON LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY
Passengers on a journey involving an ultimate destination or
a stop in a country other than the country of origin are advised that the
provisions of the Warsaw Convention or the Montreal Convention may be
applicable to the entire journey, including any portion entirely within the
country of origin or destination.
For such passengers to whom the Warsaw Convention applies on
a journey to, from, or with an agreed stopping place in the United States of
America, the Convention and special contracts of carriage and/or applicable
tariffs provide that the liability of certain carriers for death of or personal
injury to passengers is limited in most cases to proven damages not to exceed
$75,000 per passenger, and that liability up to such limit shall not depend on
negligence on the part of the carrier. The limit of liability of $75,000 above
is inclusive of legal fees and costs except that in case of a claim brought in
a state where provision is made for separate award of legal fees and costs, the
limit shall be the sum of $58,000 exclusive of legal fees and costs. The names
of carriers that are parties to such special contracts and/or applicable
tariffs are available at all ticket offices of such carriers and may be
examined on request. In addition, some carriers have adopted a limit of
approximately $150,000 (100,000 SDR) per passenger, pursuant to the
U.S.Department of Transportation Order 97-1-2 (10th January 1997). For such
passengers traveling by a carrier not a party to such special contracts and/or
applicable tariffs or on a journey not to, from, or having an agreed stopping
place in the United States of America, liability of the carrier for death or
personal injury to passengers is limited in most cases to approximately $10,000
or $20,000.
For such passengers to whom the Montreal Convention applies,
the Convention provides that the liability of carriers for death or personal
injury to passengers is approximately $150,000 (100,000 SDR) per passenger, and
that liability up to such limit shall not depend on negligence on the part of
the carrier. In addition, the liability of carriers for death or personal
injury to passengers is unlimited if death or personal injury was due to the
negligence or other wrongful act or omission of the carrier or its servants or
agents. The Convention also provides that the liability of carriers for delay
is limited in most cases to proven damages not to exceed $6,225 (4150 SDR) per
passenger.
Additional protection can usually be obtained by purchasing
insurance from a private company. Such insurance is not affected by any
limitation of the carrier's liability under the Warsaw Convention, special
contracts of carriage and/or applicable tariffs, or the Montreal Convention.
For further information please consult your airline or insurance company
representative.
RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Some international carriers require reconfirmation of your
reservations. Contact the transporting air carrier for the applicable
requirements.
SUPPLIER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
You agree to abide by the terms or conditions of purchase
imposed by any supplier with whom you elect to deal. A supplier that is an air
carrier is required to make available to the public the terms of its contract
of carriage pursuant to Title 14, Part 253 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
and we make available the fare rules for all air carrier tickets prior to
purchase. The circumvention of an air carrier's rules, including practices such
as back-to-back ticketing (purchasing two or more tickets with
overlapping travel dates in order to circumvent minimum stay requirements) and hidden-city
ticketing (purchasing tickets including segments which the purchaser does
not intent to use in order to circumvent an air carrier's pricing structure),
is prohibited by many air carriers. The use of prohibited ticketing practices
may result in the air carrier taking actions including the cancellation of the
ticket, denied boarding, revocation of frequent flier miles and other benefits,
additional charges to the purchaser's credit card, additional charges collected
at the airport, or future invoicing. You are responsible for ensuring that your
purchases abide by the terms or conditions of purchase imposed by any supplier
with whom you elect to deal, including terms or conditions of purchase set
forth in an air carrier's fare rules or contract of carriage.
IN GENERAL ALL THE RULES VARY FROM AIRLINES TO AIRLINES. YOU
ARE SUGGESTED TO CONTACT CARRING CARRIER FOR EXACT RULES OF SUCH CARRIER. THESE
RULES CAN BE FOUND ON AIRLNES WEB SITE.
NONE OF THE ABOVE CLAIM WILL BE HONOURED BY TRAVEL AGENT AND
YOU WILL BE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH AIRLNES AND YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY.