Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF AIRLINE PASSENGERS AND PENALIZING ACTS IN VIOLATION THEREOF
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Date filed
July 1, 2019
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00025 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF AIRLINE PASSENGERS AND PENALIZING ACTS IN VIOLATION THEREOF | |
| ABSTRACT : States that contract of air carriage is perfected from the moment the air carrier and the passenger gives their respective consent to the said agreement wherein the air carrier obliges to transport the passenger or one's baggage from one place to another, without any damage or injury upon the latter's person, or loss, damage or unreasonable deterioration of his baggage, if any, and when the passenger obliges oneself to pay a just and reasonable air fare.Provides the rights and obligations of the passengers; the rights, duties and obligation of the air carriers; and the obligation of the CAAP, CAB and airport operators. | |
| ALIAS NAME : "Air Passenger Bill of Rights Act." | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESCUDERO, EVELINA G. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Suansing (E.) (000 2019-08-05) | 2. Madrona (000 2019-08-06) |
| 3. Savellano (000 2019-08-14) | 4. Fortun (000 2019-08-28) |
| 5. Sy-Alvarado (000 2019-09-10) | 6. Nieto (000 2019-09-12) |
| 7. Pancho (000 2019-09-24) | 8. Tan (S.A.) (000 2020-02-04) |
| 9. Fariñas (R.C.) (000 2020-10-05) | 10. Olivarez (000 2021-03-04) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION ON 2019-07-23 |
Abstract
States that contract of air carriage is perfected from the moment the air carrier and the passenger gives their respective consent to the said agreement wherein the air carrier obliges to transport the passenger or one's baggage from one place to another, without any damage or injury upon the latter's person, or loss, damage or unreasonable deterioration of his baggage, if any, and when the passenger obliges oneself to pay a just and reasonable air fare.Provides the rights and obligations of the passengers; the rights, duties and obligation of the air carriers; and the obligation of the CAAP, CAB and airport operators.
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