Revised Limits of Liability Under the Montreal Convention 1999

In 2024, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has proceeded to review the liability limits in accordance with the provisions of Article 24 of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, done in Montreal on May 28, 1999 – Montreal Convention of 1999, which states that the liability limits prescribed in Articles 21, 22 and 23 relating to destruction, loss, damage or delay of passengers, cargo or baggage, established in Special Drawing Rights (SDR), will be reviewed every five years.

Since it was rules in 1999, the Montreal Convention has suffered variations with respect to the limits originally established both in 2009 and in 2019, this being the latest modification, which will take effect on December 28, 2024.

Consequently, and with the appropriate exceptions or requirements to be reviewed in the Montreal Convention for each of the items, articles 21 and 22 of the Montreal Convention are modified as set forth below:

• Article 21, compensation in case of death or injury of passengers: 151,880 SDR
• Article 22.1, in case of damage caused by delay in the transport of people: 6,303 SDR
• Articles 22.2, in case of destruction, loss, damage or delay in the transport of baggage: 1,519 SDR
• Article 22.3, in case of destruction, loss, damage or delay in the transport of cargo: 26 SDR