AH5017 crashed in Mali on Thursday 24 July 2014 with 116 persons on board during the flight from Burkina Faso to Algeria – Compensation for wrongful death of passengers Air Algérie Flight AH5017 operated by the Spanish Charter Specialist Swiftair crashed in Mali with 116 persons on board. According to Air Algérie there were amongst… Read more.
Compensation for wrongful death
MH17: Crash on Thursday 17 July 2014 – Airline Liability under the Montreal Convention of 1999 for Wrongful Death
Under the Montreal Convention carriers are liable for Wrongful Death up to an amount of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 100.000 per passenger. In the afternoon of Thursday 17 July 2014 Flight MH17 of Malaysian Airlines whilst on her route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed near the Ukrainian-Russian Border and all 298 Persons are believed… Read more.