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Airline Injuries

If you or a loved one has been injured during air travel, you may be able to bring a claim against the airline involved. The process for bringing a claim will differ depending on whether you were injured while travelling with an airline registered within or outside the EU; although these are broadly very similar.

Our Airline Injury Expertise

We have successfully been managing airline injury claims for over three decades and have the experience to be able to represent you and your family.

We will take the time to listen to the details of your case and advise if you will be able to seek recourse for your pain, suffering, and losses.

I was Injured while Travelling on an EU Registered Airline – can I Claim?

If you were injured while travelling with an EU based airline, you might be eligible to bring a claim under EU Regulation 889/2002. These regulations brought the EU in line with the internationally recognised Montreal Convention (see below). This set of regulations places a legal requirement on EU airlines to ensure they are adequately insured, and to provide information to passengers relating to liability rules. It also requires airlines to make advanced payments to victims of injury if hardship has been established; however, this does not necessarily constitute an admission of liability.

There is no limit on the amount of payment to be made in relation to an injury or death while travelling with an EU airline; however, above a set amount, the airline can contest negligence. This means that up to this threshold, the airline has strict liability.

I was injured due to while Travelling on a Non-EU Registered Airline – can I Claim?

Those injured while travelling with a non-EU registered airline can bring a claim under the Montreal Convention (1999), also referred to as the ‘Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air’. The Montreal Convention ensures that any passenger injured on an international airline can bring a claim relating to death and injury. Like the EU regulations, the Montreal Convention imposes no limits on claims and allows for advanced payments to be made.

Claims following an airline injury due to negligence may cover two areas of loss:

Pain and suffering due to the injury; and
Specific costs resulting from the injury caused. This may cover costs already incurred, such as transport, accommodation, and medical treatment, and expected future expenses, such as physical therapy, loss of earnings and care costs.

The costs you receive will be based on the precise injuries suffered and the circumstances of the case.

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Why Choose Lavelle Partners for Airline Injuries?

Our award-winning Medical Negligence & Personal Injury Team, headed by Partner Avril Scally, have decades of combined experience and place client care at the centre of everything we do.
We have successfully managed many cases of Personal Injury as a result of Airline Injuries.
We will listen to your case carefully and with empathy and will only recommend moving forward if we believe you have a valid case.
We have both the legal expertise and understanding of the real-life challenges that individuals and their families experience in the event of a Personal Injury.
Our solicitors will manage the process entirely on your behalf; compiling the information necessary for your case, including medical notes and managing the submission of your Personal Injury claim.

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