Airlines to pay for lost baggage and flight
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RIO - Two international airlines have been condemned by the Court of Rio de Janeiro (tjrj) to pay compensation to customers. In one case, the passenger had the luggage. In another event, besides the loss of baggage the passenger has lost the connection.
In the first case, United Airlines was ordered by the judge Cléber Ghelfenstein, the 14th Civil Chamber of the Court of Justice of Rio, to compensate two passengers for lost luggage. John and Cristina Vergueiro were traveling internationally, by way of greeting, and left without their belongings. They will receive $ 4 thousand each.
"There is no doubt that the attitude of the defendant led to the authors, its customers at the time, hassle and embarrassment extraordinary because they were in another country with no luggage and crossing home scheduled for the near future, which greatly increases the discomfort and distress present in such circumstances, "said the rapporteur of the case.
In the 1st instance, the claim was upheld in part to convict the defendant to pay punitive damages in the amount of R $ 14 thousand, with $ 7 thousand for each of the authors. However, the amount was reduced by the 2nd instance. The airline may appeal the decision.
Since British Airways was ordered to pay $ 5 thousand in damages to a passenger who lost the connection to your international flight and even had his luggage. The decision is the judge Marco Aurelio dos Santos Fróes, the 9th Civil Chamber of the Court of Rio
Jonny Isaac Haiat, the plaintiff says that in October 2007, embarked on the river towards Tel Aviv, Israel, and should make connection in London. However, he was trapped on the plane for five hours due to lack of internal transfer and lost the flight to Israel, having to embark on another airline.
Due to the confusion, his bag was misplaced, which caused serious damage, because it would sponsor the wedding of his cousin shortly after landing in a foreign country. Jonny Isaac was forced to buy all personal belongings and clothing and the suit would use the ceremony.
The rapporteur of the case, Judge Marco Aurélio dos Santos & Nash, remained sentence the 48 th Civil Court of the Capital. He said "on a journey usually took our luggage in things that are dear to us, we need, their absence results in great discomfort, so this justifies the establishment of moral damage". He said the amount as determined by the 1st instance must be maintained, for it was well established, given the criteria of reasonableness and proportionality.
Source: Jornal do Brazil
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