Carriage by Air Performed by a Person other than the Contracting Carrier

The provisions of this Chapter apply when a person (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the contracting carrier’’) as a principal makes a contract governed by this Convention with a passenger or consignor or with a person acting on behalf of the passenger or consignor, and another person (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the actual carrier’’) ¹¹⁷⁷ performs, by virtue of authority from the contracting carrier, the whole or part of the carriage, but is not with respect to such part a successive carrier within the meaning of this Convention. Such authority shall be presumed in the absence of proof to the contrary.