Carriage by Air Act 1961

[F1F2Article 3 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 1A inserted (21.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1312, art. 2(6), Sch.

F2Sch. 1A inserted (21.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1312, art. 2(6), Sch.

F3(1)In respect of the carriage of passengers a ticket shall be delivered containing:

(a)an indication of the places of departure and destination;

(b)if the places of departure and destination are within the territory of a single High Contracting Party, one or more agreed stopping places being within the territory of another State, an indication of at least one such stopping place;

(c)a notice to the effect that, if the passenger’s journey involves an ultimate destination or stop in a country other than the country of departure, the Warsaw Convention may be applicable and that the Convention governs and in most cases limits the liability of carriers for death or personal injury and in respect of loss of or damage to baggage.

(2)The passenger ticket shall constituteprima facie evidence of the conclusion and conditions of the contract of carriage. The absence, irregularity or loss of the passenger ticket does not affect the existence or the validity of the contract of carriage which shall, none the less, be subject to the rules of this Convention. Nevertheless, if, with the consent of the carrier, the passenger embarks without a passenger ticket having been delivered, or if the ticket does not include the notice required by paragraph (1)(c) of this Article, the carrier shall not be entitled to avail himself of the provisions of Article 22.]

Textual Amendments

F3Sch. 1A inserted (21.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1312, art. 2(6), Sch.