New Delhi: Legal eagles say that an airline will have to pay astronomical sums as compensation to the next of kin if a plane is shot down in a conflict zone.
Lawyers believe that India’s airlines should be aware of the risks they run if they ignore all the warning signs and deliberately fly over conflict zones.
“It is criminal negligence on part of the airline to fly over such an area where there is a danger of being caught in a life-threatening situation. After investigations, a case of criminal negligence can also be filed against the airline,” said Supreme Court lawyer Aurobindo Ghosh.
India’s carriers have changed the routes of their flights to Europe after the Malaysian Airlines’ Boeing 777 was shot down in eastern Ukraine last Thursday.
According to legal experts, the Malaysian airline might have to pay damages of as much as $49 million to the families of the deceased.
The next of kin can sue the airline and can ask for damages, which would be over and above the already prescribed compensation fixed under international agreements.
20/07/14 Karan Choudhury/Telegraph India
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Lawyers believe that India’s airlines should be aware of the risks they run if they ignore all the warning signs and deliberately fly over conflict zones.
“It is criminal negligence on part of the airline to fly over such an area where there is a danger of being caught in a life-threatening situation. After investigations, a case of criminal negligence can also be filed against the airline,” said Supreme Court lawyer Aurobindo Ghosh.
India’s carriers have changed the routes of their flights to Europe after the Malaysian Airlines’ Boeing 777 was shot down in eastern Ukraine last Thursday.
According to legal experts, the Malaysian airline might have to pay damages of as much as $49 million to the families of the deceased.
The next of kin can sue the airline and can ask for damages, which would be over and above the already prescribed compensation fixed under international agreements.
20/07/14 Karan Choudhury/Telegraph India
