When you travel abroad for a holiday or business, the experience in the airport and on the flight is as much a part of the experience as the destination.
No matter if you’re just flying out, or coming back home, if things go wrong, and you become injured, and it wasn’t your fault, it affects your entire trip.
Our public liability solicitors can help you make an airport injury compensation claim.
Airport injuries involve anything that an airline could have taken steps to avoid from occurring.
When travelling by aeroplane, the airline is responsible for your health and safety from check-in until you disembark the aircraft at your destination.
The Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99) protects air passenger rights, meaning you have a two-year time limit to bring your airport injury claim to court.
To make an airport compensation claim, you need to establish that your injury was sustained due to an accident as defined in the Convention, which means that the airline will be liable.
We recommend gathering as much evidence as possible as soon as the accident or injury has occurred.
Take photographs of the site after the accident
Take photographs of your injuries
Get copies of all medical records that relate to your injury
Get details from any witnesses
Note any CCTV cameras that may aid your case
We’re always there for you. Why not call us today for an informal chat about your airport accident?
To start your airport compensation claim, we’ll first start with a free, no-obligation consultation call to establish the facts of your accident.
We’ll assess the likely outcome of your case and, if we think you have a viable compensation claim, we’ll talk you through our ‘no win, no fee’ funding scheme and ask for your consent to proceed.
From there, we will investigate how your injury happened and build evidence for your case. We will gather expert medical evidence and determine how much compensation you may be entitled to.
Our expert solicitors will support you through your claim, from negotiating a settlement outside of court to assisting with court proceedings as required. In some circumstances, they will also help you access the appropriate rehabilitation, support, and care that you need to recover.
Request a FREE no obligation consultation call
Establish ‘no win, no fee’ funding options
Investigate your airport injury and gather medical evidence
Assess your potential compensation
Settle the claim in or out of court
If you or a loved one has had an accident or suffered in an airport or onboard a plane, you may be entitled to compensation.
Here are our commonly asked questions about making a claim.
For accidents that occur in the UK, you typically have up to three years from the date the accident occurred to make the claim.
However, the Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99) protects air passenger rights and states that you have a two-year time limit to bring your airport injury claim to court.
Loss of enjoyment of holiday means that you can claim damages if your personal injury affects your holiday. Damages may be claimed for the physical inconvenience, discomfort, and mental distress of a ruined holiday.
This means you may be less successful in claiming for loss of enjoyment of your holiday if the injury occurred returning home from the holiday, but this heavily depends on the circumstances. Get in touch with our solicitors today for expert advice.
If your airport injury claim is successful, you can use the compensation you secure to cover financial losses, including:
Medical bills
Therapy and aftercare
Loss of earnings
Damage costs
The amount of compensation you can claim depends on a variety of factors.
Potential factors include the severity of your injuries, any psychological trauma caused by the accident abroad, loss of enjoyment, loss of current or future earnings, and whether you need rehabilitative care and support.