# Carriage by Air Act 1961, Paragraph


The carrier is liable for damage sustained in the event of the death or wounding of a passenger or any other bodily injury suffered by a passenger, if the accident which caused the damage so sustained took place on board the aircraft or in the course of any of the operations of embarking or disembarking.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/9-10/27/schedule/FIRST/part/I/chapter/III/crossheading/article-17/paragraph/wrapper5n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-by-air-act-1961/schedule-FIRST/part-I/chapter-III/crossheading-article-17/paragraph-wrapper5n1
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