SCHEDULE 1CONNECTED FLIGHT RULES
Rules determining when international flight is connected flight
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(1)
This paragraph applies if—
(a)
a passenger is carried on consecutive flights, “flight A” and “flight B”, and
(b)
flight A and flight B are covered by the same agreement for carriage,
(c)
the passenger has a ticket for flight A and flight B that shows the departure airport, date and time, and the arrival airport, for each flight, and
(d)
flight B begins at an airport in one country and ends at an airport in another country.
(2)
Flight A and flight B are connected flights if the ticketed departure time of flight B is no later than 24 hours after the scheduled arrival time of flight A.
(3)
Despite sub-paragraph (2), flight A and flight B are not connected flights if—
(a)
the passenger first boards the flight A aircraft in one country, and
(b)
the passenger finally disembarks from the flight B aircraft in the same country.
(4)
For the purpose of this paragraph—
(a)
“scheduled” and “ticketed” have the meanings given in paragraph 1(4), and
(b)
the United Kingdom is a single country.