A trainee paraglider pilot was injured, and claimed against the instructor. He replied that her claim was out of time as a passenger of an air transport undertaking. The court held that his activities did not fall within the concepts of the Convention, and the claim was not time-barred.
Citations:
Unreported, 9 November 2000
Statutes:
Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provisions) Order 1967 No 480, Warsaw Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules regarding International Air Transport 1929, Civil Aviation Act 1982
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Disley v Levine (T/a Airtrak Levine Paragliding) CA 11-Jul-2001
The claimant sought damages from her instructor, after being injured as a passenger trainee pilot of a paraglider. He responded that she was out of time, since the regulations applied. His appeal was refused. The system of regulation did not mention . .
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Transport
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.135673
