Aviation Insurance and Bermuda Triangle Crisis

Abstract

It has been a debatable issue when it comes to claiming of Insurance against the liability caused by an airline company.

It has been a mystery to find out what happens to an aircraft when it crosses the Bermuda Triangle. But the question which comes before us is whether the passengers flying with the same aircraft are insured by the flying agency/company. Further, the question that arises before us is if the insurance is claimed, who is entitled to the amount so claimed?

Some people claim that the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle is solved and so there’s no need to have a discussion whatsoever. The recent past also gives us the blurred idea about the handicapped situation of the concerned authorities in such a scenario. This paper will be putting a light on the historical view of the cases pertaining to aviation laws in matters of an airline company’s fault in order to have duty towards its customers leading to the infringement of fundamental rights of the particular customers travelling by the same airline.

 This paper focuses on the applicability of aviation insurance laws in India and the jurisdictional scope of the claim of such insurance and who is entitled to such claim. So far there has not been a proper answer to the question of insurance against the act of God pertaining to the civil aviation industry. The paper also discusses on the issue of the accident due to the mistake of a crew member if the aircraft gets into the trouble of act of God.