MONTREAL — Aviation legislation specialists say Air Canada passengers injured within the deadly collision on the LaGuardia Airport on Sunday have numerous authorized choices.
Gabor Lukacs, a passenger rights advocate, says Air Canada could possibly be on the hook for a whole bunch of 1000’s of {dollars} per passenger.
He says a global settlement that standardizes compensation holds airways responsible for dying or bodily damage.
Lukacs says that underneath the 1999 Montreal Conference injured passengers may every be compensated as much as practically $300,000.
The Air Canada passengers have two years to file lawsuits underneath the conference.
Kevin Durkin, a U.S. aviation lawyer, says they might additionally sue the American aviation authority and native port authority.
The collision between the Air Canada jet and a firetruck killed each pilots and despatched greater than 40 folks to hospital.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed March 26, 2026.
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press