OZschwitz: Flight delayed? Send an $8000 bill

Subject: OZschwitz: Flight delayed? Send an $8000 bill Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:57 pm

FOREIGN airlines will have to pay up to $8000 a person for delayed flights, $1800 for lost luggage and $180,000 compensation for injury or death in a plane crash under new laws proposed by the Rudd Government.

The changes, introduced to Parliament by the Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese, yesterday, would bring Australia into line with signatories to the Montreal Convention, an agreement between 86 countries.

"The new scheme makes it easier for Australians to seek fair and timely protection," Mr Albanese said.

Under the old system, a passenger who lost their luggage would have to prove the carrier was at fault. If Australia ratifies the convention, the same passenger would receive up to $1800, no questions asked.

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OZschwitz: Flight delayed? Send an $8000 bill

OZschwitz: Flight delayed? Send an $8000 bill

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