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Compare and contrast US and European tarmac delay rules. (time limit, expectations from the airlines personnel)
14. List 3 things passengers should do if they are stranded on a tarmac delay.
15. What is the Montreal Convention?
16. What is/are the difference(s) between the Montreal Convention and EC261?
17. How many articles does the Montreal Convention have?
18. Which of the articles refers to “passengers and baggage” and what does it say about them?
19. Which of the articles refers to “delays” and what does it say?
20. How many countries are members of the Convention?
21. On what date was it done or signed?
22. On what date was it activated or enforced?
13. A Tarmac delay is when a plane is on the ground but isn't taking off due to some reason and passengers are stuck inside, resulting in a tarmac delay.
The following is h]the difference between the US and European tarmac delay rules
a. Time Limit - The Time limit in the USA is 3 hours for flights travelling within the country and 4 hours for an international flight.
The time limit in Europe is 5 hours, an hour more than the US
b. expectations from the airline personnel - Food, water, access to washrooms are provided after 1 hour of tarmac delay in the US and after 2 hours in Europe.
The Europe laws also direct the airline company to provide compensation in extreme delays in arriving at the destination but the US law doesn't not.
14. Three things passengers stuck in tarmac delay should do are -
a. Ask for water, food, access to lavatories.
b. ask for medical attention if necessary.
c. if the plane is not providing an option to deplane even after more than 4-5 hours, immediately lodge a complaint to the authorities.
15. Montreal convention was a treaty signed in 1999 which made specific provisions for compensations in case of loss, injury and death of passengers in international flights. it removed all the different rules of airlines by different countries and unified one provision for all.
16. Montreal convention covers all international flights while EC261 only covers flights operating in the geographical territory of the European Union.
Montreal convention only covers physical damage while EC261 also covers inconvenience to passengers.
17. The MC99 has 7 chapters and FIFTY-SEVEN articles which cover from baggage to loss of lives to almost everything related to the aviation rules and regulations.
18. ARTICLE 3 deals with passengers and baggage and it says that baggage should be properly tagged and documented at every stop and also specifies what happens in case of loss, damage or misplacement of baggage.
19. ARTICLE 19 deals with DELAYS in the carriage, and necessary compensation should be provided if loss results due to delay.
20. 132 countries
21. May 28th, 1999
22. November 4, 2003
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