Translation of "responsabilité maximale du transporteur " (French → English) :

carrier's liability

liability limited to -$ per shipment [ liability limited to -dollars per shipment ]

Diplomatic Conference on the Liability of the Carrier

gold clause agreement

carrier's liability for baggage

carrier's liability for passengers

carrier liability insurance

It assigns liability to the air carrier and provides for maximum liability in the event of death or injury of a passenger and loss of baggage or freight.

This sharing of the liability between contracting and operating carrier when they are not the same has become increasingly important as international carriers, including both Air Canada and Canadian Airlines, join together in global commercial alliances and carry each other's passengers.

10. Considers that a clear definition must be given for the most recurring terms which serve to establish the carrier’s liability and/or the appropriate rights for passengers, which includes the terms ‘flight’, ’re-routing’, ‘connection’, ‘diversion’, ‘cancellation’, ‘long delay’, ‘schedule’, ‘final destination’, ‘assistance and care’ and ‘right of redress’; highlights the need for a clear definition and Commission guidelines on what is covered by ‘extraordinary circumstances’, which should be clearly stated in future amendments of Regulation 261/2004, to prevent unjustified interpretations of the circumstances that have led to cancella ...[+++]tions or delays; invites the Commission to reassess the unlimited liability of air carriers regarding the right to care under extraordinary circumstances beyond the carrier’s control;

Two sections have found their way into the Costa report on the liability of carriers of passengers that ensure that the same level of liability is imposed on carriers of passengers by inland waterway as is imposed on carriers of passengers on the high seas.