Q The Plane Rules Q
Liability
Flight Schedules
Original Issue – November 21, 2011
US Domestic Travel
AirTran Airways (FL) – Alaska Airlines (AS) – allegiant air (G4) – American Airlines (AA)
Continental Airlines (CO) – Delta Air Lines (DL) – Frontier Airlines (F9) – Hawaiian Airlines (HA)
JetBlue (B6) – Southwest Airlines (WN) – Spirit Airlines (NK) – Sun Country Airlines (SY)
United Airlines (UA) – US Airways (US) – USA3000 Airlines (U5) – Virgin America (VX)
AirTran (FL) – 1-800-247-8726
AirTran Airways is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
AirTran Airways is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
AirTran’s Contract of Carriage - Page 15
· Schedules are subject to change without notice.
· AirTran is not responsible or liable for failure to make connections or for failure to operate any flight according to schedule, or for a change to the schedule of any flight.
· Under no circumstances shall AirTran be liable for any special, incidental or consequential damages arising from the foregoing … whether or not AirTran had knowledge that such damages might occur.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
Alaska Airlines (AS) –
1-800-252-7522
Alaska Airlines is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
Alaska Airlines is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
Alaska Airlines' Contract of Carriage - Rule 1 - section 7-8-9
· Alaska Airlines does not guarantee carriage on any particular type or make of aircraft and reserves the right to provide carriage on the aircraft or air carrier of its choice.
· Arrival and departure times shown in Alaska Airlines’ schedules, timetables, or elsewhere are not guaranteed and may be changed without notice.
· Alaska Airlines does not guarantee provisions of any particular class or type of service on Substitute Service Flights series 1000 – thru 6,000.
Alaska Airlines' Contract of Carriage - Rule 240-1
· … Alaska Airlines shall not be liable for failing to operate any flight according to schedule or for changing the schedule of any flight, with or without notice to the passenger.
· This exclusion from liability includes actual and consequential damanges.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
allegiant Air (G4) –
1-702-505-8888
allegiant Air is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
allegiant Air is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
allegiant Air Contract of Carriage - Rule 85
· … carrier shall not be liable for any failure or delay in operating any flight due to causes beyond carrier’s control …
· Flight schedules, however, are subject to change without notice.
· … the times shown in or on Carrier’s published schedules and advertising are not guaranteed.
· At times, without prior notice to passengers, Carrier may need to substitute other aircraft or airlines and may change, add, or omit intermediate or connecting stops.
· Carrier cannot guarantee that passenger will make connections to other flights of its own or those of other airlines.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
American
Airlines (AA) - 1-800-433-7300
American Airlines is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
American Airlines is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
American Airlines - Conditions of Carriage - Page 2
… times shown in timetables or elsewhere are not guaranteed and form no part of this contract.
· American may, without notice, substitute alternate carriers or aircraft and, if necessary, may alter or omit stopping places shown on the ticket.
· Schedules are subject to change without notice.
· American is not responsible for or liable for failure to make connections, or to operate any flight according to schedule, or for a change to the schedule of any flight.
· Under no circumstances shall American be liable for any special, incidental or consequential damages arising from the foregoing
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
Continental Airlines (CO) –
1-800-523-3273
Continental Airlines is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
Continental Airlines is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
Continental Airlines - C of C - Rule 3-I
Unless specifically stated otherwise herein or required by law, CO shall not be liable for any consequential, compensatory, indirect, incidental or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with the performance of its obligations under these rules.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
Delta Air Lines (DL) –
1-800-221-1212
Delta Air Lines is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
Delta Air Lines is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
Delta Air Lines - Contract of Carriage - Rule 3
· Delta will use its best efforts to carry the passenger and baggage with reasonable dispatch.
· Times shown in timetables or elsewhere are not guaranteed and form no part of this contract.
· Delta may, without notice substitute alternate carriers or aircraft, and may alter or omit stopping places shown on the ticket in case of necessity.
· Schedules are subject to change without notice.
· Delta is not responsible or liable for making connections, or for failing to operate any flight according to schedule, or for changing the schedule of any flight.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
Frontier Airlines (F9) –
1-800-432-1359
Frontier Airlines is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
Frontier Airlines is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
Frontier Airlines Contract of Carriage - Rule 1A
· The purchase of a ticket does not guarantee transportation.
· Frontier is not liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages resulting from the performance of transportation, delay in performance or failure to perform transportation of passengers and other incidental services … whether or not there was prior knowledge that such damages might be incurred.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
Hawaiian Airlines (HA) –
1-800-367-4320
Hawaiian Airlines is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
Hawaiian Airlines is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
Hawaiian Airlines - Contract of Carriage - Flight Delays and Cancellations - paragraph G & I
· … no carrier will be liable for failing to operate any flight according to schedule or for changing the schedule of any flight, with or without notice to the passenger.
- The carrier will not be responsible for any consequential damages or incidental costs incurred by the passengers such as, but not limited to, loss of wages/income/salaries.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
jetBlue Airways (B6) –
1-800-538-2583
jetBlue is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
JetBlue is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
jetBlue Contract of Carriage - Rule 25 B
· Carrier will endeavor to carry passengers and their baggage with reasonable dispatch, but times shown in schedules or elsewhere are not guaranteed and form no part of this Contract of Carriage.
· Carrier may, without notice, substitute alternate carriers or aircraft and, if necessary, may alter or omit intermediate stops shown on the reservation.
· All schedules are subject to change without notice.
· Carrier is not responsible and assumes no liability for failure to make connections on its own flights or the flights of any other airlines.
· Under no circumstances shall carrier be liable to any passenger for any type of special incidental or consequential damages.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
Southwest Airlines (WN) –
1-800-453-9792
Southwest Airlines is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
Southwest is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
Southwest Airlines Contract of Carriage - Page 29
· Carrier shall not be liable for any failure or delay in operating any flight, with or without notice for reasons of aviation safety or when advisable …
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
Spirit Airlines (NK) –
1-800-772-7117
Spirit Airlines is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
Spirit Airlines is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
Spirit Airlines Contract of Carriage - Rule 7.1
· Times shown in a timetable or elsewhere are not guaranteed and form no part of the terms of transportation.
· Spirit may, without notice, substitute alternate carriers or aircraft, and may alter or omit stopping places shown on the reservation.
· Schedules are subject to change without notice.
· Spirit is not responsible or liable for making connections, or for failing to operate according to schedule, or for changing the schedule of any flight.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
Sun Country Airlines (SY) –
1-800-359-6786
Sun Country Airlines is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
Sun Country Airlines is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
Sun Country Contract of Carriage - Rule 1
· Purchase of a ticket does not guarantee transportation.
· Sun Country Airlines shall in no event be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages resulting from the performance or delay in performance of, or failure to perform, transportation of passengers and other services incidental thereto (except baggage) whether or not Sun Country has knowledge that such damages might be incurred.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
United Airlines (UA) –
1-800-861-8331
United Airlines is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
United Airlines is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
United Airlines Contract of Carriage - Rules 240-H
… United Airlines shall not be liable for failing to operate any flight according to schedule, or for changing the schedule of any flilght, with or without notice to the passenger.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
US Airways (US) –
1-800-428-4322
US Airways is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
US Airways is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
US Airways Contract of Carriage
Consequential Damages:
· Purchase of a ticket does not guarantee transportation.
· US Airways shall in no event be liable for any indirect, special, or consequential damages resulting from the performance of, delay in performance of, or failure to perform transportation of customers and other services incidental thereto (except baggage liability), whether or not US Airways had knowledge that such damages might be incurred.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
USA3000 Airlines (U5) –
1-877-872-3000
USA 3000 Airlines is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
USA 3000 Airlines is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
USA 3000 Contract of Carriage - Page 13
· USA 3000 Airlines may, without notice, substitute alternative carriers or aircraft and, if necessary, may alter or omit stopping places shown on the timetable.
· Schedules are subject to change without notice.
· USA 3000 Airlines is not responsible or liable for failure to make connections or for failure to operate any flight according to schedule, or for a change to the schedule of any flight.
· Under no circumstances shall USA 3000 Airlines be liable for any special, incidental or consequential damages arising from the foregoing … whether or not USA 3000 Airlines had knowledge that such damages might be incurred.
· USA 3000 Airlines will not provide or reimburse passengers for expenses incurred due to delays or cancellations of flights.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
Virgin America (VX) –
1-877-359-8474
Virgin America is not liable for:
· Delayed or cancelled flights.
· Schedule changes.
· Change in aircraft.
· Misconnections.
· Change in flight itinerary or routing.
Virgin America is not liable for any expenses incurred as a result of one of the above. This includes no liability for missed tours, cruises, events, hotel packages, lost wages and any other expense you incur as a result of a delayed or cancelled flight or misconnection.
Virgin America Contract of Carriage - Page 30
· Virgin America will endeavor to carry guests and their baggage with reasonable dispatch; however, times shown in timetables, advertisements, or elsewhere are not guaranteed and form no part of this Contract of Carriage.
· Virgin America may, without notice, substitute alternate carriers or aircraft and, if necessary, change without notice.
· Virgin America is not responsible for or liable for failure to make connections, or to operate any flight according to schedule, or for a change to the schedule of any flight.
· Under no circumstances shall Virgin America be liable for any indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive or special damages including, without limitation, damages for lost revenue or profits, loss of use, lost wager, or business interruption arising from the foregoing.
Play it safe!
· If cruise or tour departs on Saturday – depart on Thursday night or Friday.
· If a sporting event takes place on Sunday – depart on Friday night or Saturday.
· If a concert/opera is on Friday night, depart on Wednesday night or Thursday.
· If you must be at work on Monday – return on Saturday.
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