The Potential for Exposure of Air Carriers to Passenger Liability in Respect of COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a true pandemic Consideration is given to potential exposure of air carriers to passenger liability in respect of alleged infection with the virus in the course of carriage by air having regard to the terms of the Montreal and Warsaw Conventions and case law relating to the same It is concluded that such claims face various legal and practical hurdles and that liability is unlikely to engage in vast numbers