Warsaw Convention of 1929: Impact on Business and Aviation Industry

This report provides an analysis of the Warsaw Convention of 1929, an international agreement designed to regulate international air travel and address issues of liability, ticketing, and cargo. The report discusses the convention's origins, its purpose of unifying rules across different states, and its impact on the aviation industry, specifically focusing on the liabilities of carriers in cases of accidents or lost luggage. It highlights the convention's influence on the cost of international travel, the importance of limited liability clauses, and the need for passengers to be informed about these clauses before purchasing tickets. The report also references revisions to the convention, such as the Hague Protocol and the Montreal Convention, and their effects on liability limitations and compensation claims. The conclusion emphasizes the need for airlines to clearly communicate liability limitations to passengers, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Warsaw Convention, 1929.........................................................................................................2
Effect on Business......................................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................3
References..................................................................................................................................4

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Introduction
As the new business manager, who holds the responsibility of legal compliance, an
important part of discussion shall be talked about in this segment, that is the convention
signed at Warsaw on 12th October, 1929. People have gathered in Pan Pacific (the huge
conference hall) in order to discuss some business regulatory policies regarding the same.
How can we mould the policies accordingly and how this convention contributed to current
scenario of market; are the topic of discussion.
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The convention came into existence due to the issues caused by various different
rules related to International Carriage by Air also, widely known as Warsaw Convention. It
came into force on 13th February, 1933 and 157 States were a party to this convention as on
30th June, 2003. This convention in general language can be described as an International
agreement between states in order to facilitate air travel as well as international cargo,
liabilities involved and criteria as basic as ticketing also (Directorate General of Civil
Aviation, 2019).
This pact was made in accordance with the various International Air laws of different
states, in order to synchronise the same and unify the rules, the pact was made and signed in
Warsaw, hence, the name to the pact was given Warsaw Convention. Initially signed on 12
the October 1929, it was revised at Hague, Netherlands in 1955 also it was revised again in
the city of Guatemala, Guatemala in 1971. While, as per the Courts of United States the
revised version by Hague Protocol is a different one as compared with the original Warsaw
Convention that was signed at Warsaw. It is concerned with the limited liabilities in cases of
lost luggage or any accidents on board and even due to the negligence on any part as well as
the passenger ticketing for that matter (US Legal, 2019).

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Effect on Business
The aviation industry holds the responsibility of unlimited liability as the aviation
business is just not about the domestic airlines but the international carriers also hence, the
treaty applies to both. Unlimited liability upon the accidents as well as upon the loss of
luggage can be set off by the funds extracted by the revenues in the common insurance fund
in case of the domestic carriers (Lewin, 2019).
While domestic carriers are much more successful despite the unlimited liabilities
they bear. As far as the compensation system was concerned the international carriers became
much costlier due to the increase in the insurance prices. Because the protection shall be
insured in situations a mishap might occur due to the negligence. Also, if an international
client has to claim compensation from the air carriers there is another process that needs to be
followed that is the one of Montreal Convention (Lewin, 2019).
Conclusion
The major conclusion that one can derive from the whole above mentioned scenario is
that airlines should highlight the limited liability clause. In cases where international carriers
and tickets are being booked, statements concerning the issue shall be made clear before the
purchase of the ticket by the individuals who wishes to travel abroad. The passenger holds the
right to be informed prior making the purchase so as to avoid any discrepancies.
References

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Directorate General of Civil Aviation. (2019). CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF
CERTAIN RULES. Retrieved September 13, 2019, from
http://dgca.nic.in/int_conv/Chap_VI.pdf
Lewin, S. S. (2019). Indiana Law Journal. Retrieved September 13, 2019, from
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5249/bcb5457ad09de1169d9a24de84e83edbec19.pdf
US Legal. (2019, September 13). Warsaw Convention Law and Legal Definition. Retrieved
September 13, 2019, from https://definitions.uslegal.com/w/warsaw-convention/