ICAO announced an increase in the compensation paid by the airlines company

Compensation on Flight Death: The International Civil Aviation Organization has changed the rules related to international flights under the Montreal Convention and increased the limit of compensation. The new rules will come into effect from December 28.

To benefit passengers during international flights, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced an increase in the compensation given by the airlines. This includes compensation related to flight delays, injury or death due to an accident during travel.

This change by ICAO will benefit international passengers from 140 countries including India. ICAO has said that the changes made regarding compensation given under the Montreal Convention will come into effect from December 28.

Increased from Rs 1.4 crore to Rs 1.7 crore

According to a report by Times of India, the compensation amount in case of death of a passenger has been increased to 1,51,880 SDR. This amount is Rs 1.7 crore when converted into Indian rupees. At present, the compensation amount is Rs 1.4 crore.

The Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Air Transport (MC99), formally known as the Montreal Convention, establishes a broad framework for international air travel and sets forth airlines’ responsibilities for cases of injury, death, delay to passengers, baggage and cargo.

Changes are made every five years

This change in the compensation amount has been made under the built-in review mechanism of the convention. According to the convention, it is changed every five years in view of inflation. The International Civil Aviation Organization has asked all countries to make legal provisions by the end of December.

The amount fixed under the Montreal Convention is only about the upper limit of compensation to be given by the airline company. That is, it is not necessary that in case of the death of the passenger, his family members will get exactly the same amount.

For example, in the year 2020, 21 people died in Air India Express IX-1344 which was coming from Dubai to Calicut. This flight also comes under the provisions of the Montreal Convention. But the airline company gave compensation to the relatives of Rs 10 lakh for the families of adults above 12 years of age and Rs 5 lakh for the families of children below 12 years of age.

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