ABSTRACT
ABDUL WAHEED V. CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP. LTD
1st Instance Court: People’s Court of Pudong New Area, Shanghai Municipality, 21 December 2005 2nd Instance Court: No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court of Shanghai Municipality, 24 February 2006
Facts
On 29 December 2004, the plaintiff bought a discounted air ticket (non-refundable and non-endorsable) issued by Cathay Pacific (CP). The air ticket set forth the arrangement of the journey as follows: China Eastern (CE) Airlines MU 703 from Shanghai to Hong Kong at 11.00 am on 31 December 2004; then CP Airlines from Hong Kong to Karachi at 16.00 pm on the same day. The clauses on the back of the air ticket provided that the contract shall comply with the liability rules and restrictions specified in the Warsaw Convention.
