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Air India crash report: AAIB says AI-171 crash probe in final analysis stage, urges restraint on speculationOne year after the Air India flight AI171 crash, the AAIB released a second interim report. The investigation into the Boeing 787-8's fatal...
Air India denies pressuring AI-171 victims' families to sign compensation waiver, says no deadline to accept settlementAir India refutes claims of pressuring families of AI-171 crash victims. The airline states there is no deadline or pressure to accept its ...
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...
Insurance cos expand war-risk cover in UAE as tensions riseWar-risk insurance is now available for everyday consumers in the UAE. Insurers are offering new policies for cars, cargo, and travel. This...
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 ...
IndiGo in for a crash course in surge in insurance costsIndiGo airlines is bracing for a potential surge in aviation insurance costs upon policy renewal, influenced by escalating geopolitical ris...
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...
Air India plane crash: At $120 million+, insurance claim to be costliest for Indian aviationThe Air India crash in Ahmedabad is expected to result in India's costliest aviation insurance claim, with estimates exceeding $120 million...
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...
Air India starts compensating flyers for 49-hour delayAir India has paid a compensation of €600( approx Rs 47,700) each to several passengers for the delay in its London to Mumbai flight on May...
EgyptAir crash: General Insurance Corporation stares at claims of up to Rs 50 croreThe claim will relate mainly to passenger liability and damage to the airline. “We have a 5.5% share (of the total claim) in the Egyptian a...
Flyers to get higher compensation for injury, loss of baggageProviding for increased compensation to air travellers, the amended Carriage by Air Act received assent from the President on March 21.
Parliament passes bill to hike compensation for air travellersA bill providing for enhanced compensation to air travellers in case of death, injury, lost baggage or even inordinate delay in flights, wa...
Lok Sabha passes bill to enhance compensation for air travellersThe Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2015 Bill, which was moved by Civil Aviation Minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju and passed by a voice vo...
Bill to revise airlines' liability introduced in Lok SabhaAs per the Bill, the liability for delay in carriage for each person is proposed to be raised from 4,150 SDR to 4,694 SDR.
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.
Government clears amendments for more compensation for fliersThe revised provision of the Act would also give effect to the revised limits and benefit the air travellers, the Government said.
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash may be 'act of war' for insurersThe fact that the flight was brought down by a missile may trigger the war exclusion clause, which will mean that insurers pay only the vic...
- Air travellers to be compensated for delayed, cancelled flight
Air travellers would now be compensated for cancellation or delays in flights which have not been caused by situations like fog or any reas...