Day v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.

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• holding that case involving events after plaintiffs had passed through passport control and were assembled at the departure gate was governed by Article 17
• concluding that injuries sustained from a terrorist attack, which occurred while passengers were standing in line at their departure gate, occurred in the course of embarking
• holding that plaintiffs were in the course of embarking where they “had already surrendered their tickets, passed through passport control, and entered the area reserved exclusively for those about to depart on international flights”
• finding that passengers directed by the airline to stand in line for a final security check prior to boarding were under airline's control
• indicating that when passengers were injured while in line at the gate of departure, boarding was imminent
• stating that passengers were not “free agents roaming at will through the . terminal”

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• Day v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1975-03-31· cited 26×