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Civil Aviation Act 2023

International and domestic carriage of passengers and goods by air - Domestic carriage by air

275: Provisions if carriage performed by successive carriers

You could also call this:

"What happens if multiple airlines are involved and something goes wrong with your flight?"

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If you are travelling by air and your flight has multiple airlines, you might wonder who is responsible if something goes wrong. When there are successive carriers, the airline that is liable is the one that was supposed to fly you when the delay happened. You can find more information about this by looking at the relevant law from 1990.

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Part 8International and domestic carriage of passengers and goods by air
Domestic carriage by air

275Provisions if carriage performed by successive carriers

  1. If carriage is performed or is to be performed by successive carriers, the contracting carrier who is liable is the successive carrier who performed or was to perform the carriage where the delay occurred.

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