Practice question
A passenger seeks the entire current 6,303 SDR Article 22(1) delay limit solely because a covered international flight arrived late. She proves no compensable damage and says the figure is an automatic fixed award. No separate passenger-rights compensation regime is being considered. Which answer best describes the Montreal claim?
- Every late arrival automatically pays the full figure.
- The figure is always the minimum payment even without damage.
- Article 19 concerns no damage inquiry.
- The Convention concerns damage occasioned by delay subject to its defenses and applicable limits; the limit itself is not an automatic fixed payment.
- Delay limits are determined solely by baggage weight.
Legal references
- Montreal Convention (1999), Articles 17, 19–22, treaty text reproduced in Schedule VI, https://lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-26/page-7.html?wbdisable=true
- ICAO, Montreal Convention administrative package, 2024 revised limits effective 28 December 2024, https://www.icao.int/sites/default/files/secretariat/legal/Administrative%20Packages/mtl99_en.pdf
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