This would not be considered an international flight, and thus would not be covered by the Warsaw Convention. If, however, your flight from New York to Montreal crashes in Massachusetts, it would be covered by the Warsaw Convention because international transit was originally intended. The Warsaw Convention is written in very technical legal language. Most of the important provisions are covered in this chapter. The Convention applies in nearly all countries, with some minor variations.
Many airlines now offer electronic tickets as an alternative to standard paper tickets.
You are given a record locator number, sent a written receipt and must show an appropriate photo ID at the airport. Your rights and responsibilities are supposed to be the same whether the ticket is electronic or paper. However, new legal issues are sure to develop with electronic tickets. To protect yourself in this situation, when you make your reservation, note the name of the ticketing agent and the date and time you purchased the electronic ticket, and ask the agent to fax, mail or e-mail you an itinerary indicating that you have purchased an electronic ticket. In one recent case, a passenger who did not have a paper confirmation of his electronic ticket was pulled off a plane because the computer did not show any credit card information in the record.