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Air India, Tata Sons disburse nearly Rs 300 crore to AI171 victims' familiesAir India also said 94% of those injured on the ground have received either interim or final compensation, while discussions on final settl...
Vijay Rupani's daughter urges Air India to drop compensation waiver requirementAir India is offering compensation to families of victims from last year's Ahmedabad plane crash. However, families must waive their right ...
Vijay Rupani's daughter accuses Air India of pressuring crash victims' families to waive legal rightsAir India, on its part, said families are under no deadline to accept its final compensation offer and are free to wait for the AAIB report...
Flight cancelled? Simple steps to get refund, rebook fast & avoid travel stress amid rising fuel costsFlight cancellations are rising due to high fuel costs and global issues. Many travelers may face delays, changes, or confusion about their...
Air passenger wins Rs 2.74 lakh compensation for loss of personal luggage in check-in bag but only after 6 years legal battleAfter a six-year legal battle, Kumar, an air passenger, has won Rs 2.74 lakh in compensation from an airline for lost items from his check-...
Ahmedabad plane crash: Air India, Boeing may face ‘unlimited’ liability if found negligentAir India or Boeing could face unlimited damages if found negligent under international aviation law, UK legal experts said, following the ...
Air India faces Rs 1,000 cr liability as legal claims mount after AI171 crashFollowing the Air India AI171 crash, the airline has offered ₹1 crore as initial compensation per deceased person, but could face significa...
Air India crash may trigger over ₹1,000 crore in insurance claims, likely to be India’s biggestA recent Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash near Ahmedabad, resulting in over 240 fatalities, is projected to trigger insurance claims e...
Insurance payout for passengers of Air India's crashed plane to be governed by Montreal Convention: ExpertsFollowing the Air India plane crash in Ahemdabad, insurance payouts to dependents will be determined by the Montreal Convention. Compensati...
Delayed bill: Grieving families of victims of Yeti Airlines plane crash in Nepal could miss out on millions in compensationIn 2020, Nepal finalised a draft bill on a system of liability for domestic flyers, two years after adopting the Montreal Convention 1999 t...
Flyers set for higher payoffs from airlinesIf a person dies or suffers bodily injury in an air crash or some other aviation-related accident, the compensation is now Rs 90 lakh.
- Air India crash victims' families to seek compensation
At least 10 Indian families based in the UAE are planning to seek compensation from Air India over the Mangalore plane crash.
- Mangalore air crash: SC issues notice to govt, Air India on Rs 75 lakh compensation
The SC has issued notices seeking direction to enhance the minimum compensation of Rs 75 lakh to each of the victims of the Mangalore air c...
- Mangalore air crash: Insurers may have to shell out Rs 400 cr
Industry experts say that AI will make insurance claims of at least Rs 300 cr as damages and another Rs 100 cr for passenger and cargo comp...
- Air crash: Govt may soon announce first tranche of compensation package
The Government is soon expected to announce the first tranche of a compensation package to the family members of the passengers killed in t...
- Travellers on Indian carriers to get higher compensation
A substantial hike in compensation to travellers in Indian carriers for loss of lives or of baggage and cargo on international flights is i...
- Compensation hiked for air travellers
Air travellers would soon be entitled to far higher compensation in case of an accident, loss of baggage or damage to baggage.
- Australia to penalise foreign airlines for delayed flights
The Australian Government has warned all foreign airlines that they risk attracting a penalty of up to 8000 Australian dollars per person f...
- Amend aircraft victims compensation law: Experts
If an Indian and a foreigner die together in an air crash, the kin of the latter may get 17 times more compensation than that of the former.
- Bill for compensation to air passengers
A bill to ensure swift compensation for death or injury to air travellers flying in and out of India in line with international norms will ...