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# u . s. OePMtmant of T ra ns po rtation Offi c e of th e Secretary of T ra nsp o rtlll i o n 

## AGREEMENT The und ers i gned came rs (here i n after re f er re d 10 as "the C a r riers") hereby agree as fo l l ows: 1 . E a c h of the C 8 n i e rs s n a il , eff ecti ve May 18. 1968 . ineJude the fol l ow ing i n its co nditions of ca rri ag e . inc lud i ng 1aritJs embod y i n g co nditi o ns of cania ge f iled by It with a n y gove mment

"The C arr ie r sha l l avail itself of the li m itati o n of lieblHty p rov i de d i n the Con ve nt i o n for the U n i licati on of Certain Rules Relating to I nte rn ational Camage by Air sig n ed at Wa rsaw O ctober 12th, 1929, or p rovided in t he said C on vent i o n as amended b y the 

### ProtocoIIigned at 

### The Hague Septe m b e r 28 th, 1 9 5 5 . H oweve r , in a ccordance with A rt icle 2 2 (1) of s a id Conven t ion , or said Con ven ti o n as amended by said P ro IIOca I, t he C anier agrees that. a s to all i n t er n at i ona l transp o rtat io n by the C8nier as d e fi n ed in the s aid Conventio n o r sa i d Convention a s amended by said Protocol . ~, accord i ng t o th e co ntra ct of Carria ge , i ndudes a point In the United States of Ame r ica as a poin t of or i g i n , point of d e st i nat io n , o r agreed stopping place ( 1 ) The limit of Il abiUty for ea c h pa s senger for death . woun d i ng . or other bodily inj ury ahallbe the sum of US 

### $75 . 000 inclusi ve of legal fees a n d costs. exc ept that . I n ca se of a d aim brooghl ln a State w h e nJ p rov i s i o n II made for separate award of IegIII fe es and coals. the li m it shall be the sum of U S 

### . $58 . 000 exclusive of legal fee s a nd COISls . (2) T he C ar rier sha ll not . with res pe ct to an y claim ar is i ng o u t of the death, ' Mlund i ng . o r other bodily injury of a pass e n ge r . avail itsel f of a ny d ef ens e u nder Artic l e 

### 20 ( 1 ) of said Co n ve ntion or said C onvention as amen de d by said Protocol . Nothin g here i n sh al l be d e em e d to 

## .treet the rlghlll a n d liabilities of the C8nier with regard to any claim brough t by . on behalf O f . or in respect of any perso n w ho h as willfully cau sed damage which resulted in death, V« lu nd i n g. or other bodily i njury of 8 p asse n ger : 2 . Each Carrier shall. at the time of delivery of the ticket . fumish to each pas s e n g er ~ t ra nsportati on is gove rn e d by t he C o n vent i on . or the C on ve n tion a s amended b y th e Hague Protocx>l. and by the spe ci al co ntract d escribed in parag rap h 1. the roIlowin g notice, .. mich shel l be p rin te d in type a l l eaal a s la rg e as 

### 10 point mod em type and i n ink contrasti ng w it h the s 1 0ck 0/'\ (I ) each ti cke l ; (ii) a p iece of paper eithe r pla ced in t h e ticke t envelope w it h the ticket or a~he d to the ticket; or (ill) on t h e ticket 8f1 ve lo p e : " A DVICE TO INTERNATIONAL P AS S ENGER ON L IMI TAT I O N OF L IABILI TY P as s engers on a j o urney invo lving an ult i m ate d est i nat i on or a stop in a country ot h er than the country of or i gin 8 f 8 advised th at t h e prov i si on S of a t re aty known as the Warsaw C o nve n t ion may be a pplicab le t o the entire journey . i nclu d in g any portion entire l y wit h i n th e CCUltry of o n g ln or destination . For auch p asseng ers o n a journey to, from, or w ith an a gread st o p ping place i n t he Un i ted Slat e s of Ame ri ca . th e C onven lio n and special contracts of caniage e mb o d i ed In app l icable t ar i ffs prov i de tl'! at the l iab i l i ty of ( certa i n ) . f(name of ca n ier) a n d c ert ain other} carriers patties to such sp e ci a l contracts for death of or persona l I njury to pas senge rs is l im i ted I n m ost cases to prove n damag es not to exceed US 

### $ 75,000 pe r p a sse n g e r , a n d th at this li ab i Uty u p to s u c h l i m i t s h all not de p e n d on negligence on the p a rt of the ca rrier . For such pass e ngers travelin g by a carrier not •• party t o su c h &pec ia l co n trll C ts o r on a jou r ney n ot to , fro m. o r haV I n g a n a greed stoppin g p lace In t he U n ite d State a of Ameri ca, liability of t he ca rri e r for d eath or pers onal i nju ry t o pas s enge rs is limited in most ca ses to apprO X i m ately US 

### $10,000 or US 

### $20.000. The names of C ar r ie rs partias to such special contracts 

# a,. available at all ticket offices of such carriers and may be exam ined on I9qUe5l Add itiona l p rote ct i on can uaua/ly be ob t ained by purc has i n g I nsurance from a private company. Such insurance I a not affected by a ny l imit ation of the carri er ' s li a bility u nder th e Warsaw Co nvent ion or a uc h s pe c l8I co ntra cts of carr i age . For further in foonat l on please consu lt ~ airline or insura n ce company re p re s entat i ve . " 3 . [Thi s Ag ree m ent wa s filed with th e Civil Ae ro na ut ics B oard of the U n ited States . The B oa rd approve d I t by Order E - 23 68 0 , adopted May 13 . 1966 . T he A g reement (Agreement 

### 1 89 (0 ) be came e ff e cti ve May 18, 19 6 6 . On January 1 , 1985. this Ag ree me n t became the reaponsib U i ty of the Departm e nt of T ransp o rtat i on (DOT) by operat i on of law . } 4 . This Agreement m ay be signed in any number of co u nte r p arts . all 

## at which shall constitute one Ag reem e n t . A ny Carrier may become a party to t h is Ag reement by si gn ing a co u nterpa rt hereof and d ep osi ti ng it w it h DOT . 5. Any Carr i e r party h e re t o may with d raw from this Ag reemen t by g i ving twe l ve and the ot h er carners pa rties t o t h e Agreement . " E i the r a ltern ati ve m ay b e U Md . ( Sig n at u re a nd Date) '/ 

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