Flight Delays and Cancellation in International Carriag

The Warsaw Convention on the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air (1929)1 was the most important treaty regulating the relations of private international air law. After 70 years the Warsaw Convention was replaced by a new international treaty, the Montreal Convention (1999).2 The Montreal Convention is another international treaty of private law drafted under the guidance of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). As an outstanding result of work and deliberation of 33 years, the ultimate and all-encompassing destination of the process was reached, to wit, the Montreal Convention.3 Currently, this private international air law treaty is unifying certain rules regarding air carrier liability. In the Montreal Convention the passenger from the business point of view has become the most important “person”.