MALAYSIA AIRLINES BERHAD
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THESE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE FOR
PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE OF MALAYSIA AIRLINES
BERHAD TAKE EFFECT ON 1 JUNE 2017.
As you read these Conditions of Carriage, the following
expressions mean:
"WE", "OUR" and "US"
Malaysia Airlines Berhad or Malaysia Airlines.
"YOU", "YOUR" and "YOURSELF"
Any person holding a ticket who is to be carried or is carried
on an aircraft except members of the crew or, in relation to
ticket refunds, the person who paid for the ticket (see also
definition for Passenger).
"AGREED STOPPING PLACES"
For the purposes of the Convention and of these Conditions of
Carriage means those places, except the place of departure
and the place of destination, set out in the Ticket or shown in
our timetables as scheduled stopping places on your route.
“AIR CARRIAGE”
The carriage of a Passenger and their Baggage on an aircraft.
"AIRLINE DESIGNATOR CODE"
The letter and number code which identify a particular Carrier.
"AUTHORISED AGENT”
A passenger sales agent who has been appointed to represent
us in selling air transportation on our services.
"BAGGAGE"
Your personal property accompanying you on your flight which,
unless we say otherwise, consists of your Checked and
Unchecked Baggage.
"BAGGAGE CHECK"
The parts of your Ticket which relate to carrying your Checked
Baggage.
"BAGGAGE IDENTIFICATION TAG"
A document we give to you to identify each piece of your
Checked Baggage.
"CARRIER"
An air carrier that carries or undertakes to carry the passenger
and/or his baggage or performs or undertakes to perform any
other service related to such air carriage.
"CHECKED BAGGAGE"
Baggage which we have taken into our custody and for which
we have issued a Baggage Identification Tag and/or Baggage
Check and travels in the hold of the aircraft.
“CODE”
Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code 2016.
"CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE"
These conditions of carriage or another Carrier's conditions of
carriage as the case may be.
"CONJUNCTION TICKET"
A ticket issued to you in conjunction with another ticket, which
together make up a single contract of carriage.
"CONVENTION"
Whichever of the following instruments are applicable:
The Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating
to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw, 12 October
1929 (referred to as the Warsaw Convention);
The Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague on 28
September 1955 (referred to as the Amended Warsaw
Convention);
The Warsaw Convention as amended by Additional Protocol
No 1 of Montreal (1975);
The Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague and by
Additional Protocol No 2 of Montreal (1975);
The Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague and by
Additional Protocol No 4 of Montreal (1975);
The Guadalajara Supplementary Convention signed at
Guadalajara, 19 September 1961; or
The Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for
International Carriage by Air, signed at Montreal, 29 May
1999 (referred to as the Montreal Convention).
"DAMAGE"
Includes death, injury, delay, loss, partial loss or other
damage of any nature arising out of or in connection with
carriage or other incidental services that we perform.
"DAYS"
Calendar days. For the purpose of notification or sending
notices we will not count the day on which the notice is sent.
For the purposes of deciding whether a Ticket is valid, we will
not count the day on which the Ticket was issued, or when
the first flight began.
"ELECTRONIC COUPON"
An electronic Flight Coupon for an Electronic Ticket held in
our computer database.
"ELECTRONIC TICKET"
An Itinerary/Receipt, Electronic Coupon and boarding
document we have issued to you.
"FLIGHT COUPON"
The part of your Ticket which has the words "Good for
Passage" printed on it and shows the places of departure and
destination between which you are entitled to be carried.
”FORCE MAJEURE” Unusual and unforeseeable
circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of
which could not have been avoided despite all reasonable
due care and attention being exercised.
"ITINERARY/RECEIPT"
A document or documents forming part of the Electronic
Ticket which includes a reference code and/or documents we
issue to a Passenger and shows the Passenger's name, flight
information and notices required under the Convention or as
otherwise required.
ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS
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“MALAYSIAN AVIATION COMMISSION”
A body corporate established under the Malaysian Aviation
Commission Act 2015.
OPERATING CARRIER”
The carrier that actually operates the flight.
"PASSENGER”
Any person, except members of the crew, carried or to be
carried in an aircraft with our consent pursuant to a Ticket.
"PASSENGER COUPON"
The part of the Ticket which is marked as such and to be
retained by you.
"REGULATIONS"
Our terms and conditions, other than these Conditions of
Carriage, published by us and in effect on the date of ticket
issue, governing carriage of passengers and/or baggage and
shall include any applicable tariff in force. A copy of the
relevant terms and conditions may be viewed or obtained from
www.malaysiaairlines.com.
"SDR"
Special Drawing Rights as defined by the International
Monetary Fund.
"STOPOVER"
A scheduled stop on your journey at a point between the place
of departure and the place of destination, which has been
agreed in advance by us.
"TARIFF"
The published fares, charges and related conditions of
carriage of an airline which have been filed where required
with the appropriate authorities.
"TICKET"
Either a document called "Passenger ticket and Baggage
Check" including its itinerary / receipt if applicable or an
Electronic Ticket which we or our Authorised Agents have
issued to you.
"TRANSIT PASSENGER"
A passenger arriving at an airport for onward travel to another
country on the same flight from that airport; or on a connecting
flight from that airport; or on a connecting flight from another
airport; or on another onward flight from that airport.
"UNCHECKED BAGGAGE"
Your Baggage other than your Checked Baggage which you
take with you on to the aircraft in accordance with our
Regulations.
2.1 GENERAL
2.1.1 Except as provided in Articles 2.2 to 2.6, these
Conditions of Carriage apply to all transportation of
passengers and Baggage that we perform for
compensation or that other Carriers or companies
perform on our behalf.
2.1.2 These Conditions of Carriage also apply to
gratuitous and reduced fare carriage except to the
extent that we have provided otherwise in our
Regulations or in the relevant contracts, passes or
Tickets for such carriage.
2.2 CARRIAGE TO/FROM CANADA AND THE USA
2.2.1 Carriage to/from Canada
These Conditions of Carriage apply to carriage
between places in Canada or between a place in
Canada and any place outside Canada, only to the
extent they are incorporated in tariffs in force in
Canada.
2.2.2 Carriage to/from the USA
These Conditions of Carriage will apply to carriage
between a place outside the USA, and/or between
places within the USA, only if they have been
incorporated in tariffs in force in the USA.
2.3 CHARTERS
If carriage is performed pursuant to a charter
agreement, these Conditions of Carriage shall apply
only to the extent provided in the charter agreement
and the charter ticket. Where there are no charter
regulations applicable, these Conditions of Carriage
shall apply to such Carriage in so far as they are not
excluded by or inconsistent with the terms of the
charter agreement and the charter ticket. By
accepting the carriage pursuant to a charter
agreement, whether or not concluded with the
passenger, the passenger agrees to be bound by the
applicable provisions of such agreement.
2.4 CODE SHARES
2.4.1 On some services we have arrangements with other
Carriers known as "Code Shares". This means that
even if you have a reservation with us and hold a
Ticket where our name or Airline Designator Code is
indicated as the Carrier, another Carrier may operate
the aircraft. In such cases, where there is any
difference between our Conditions of Carriage and
those of the Operating Carrier, the latter will prevail.
If such arrangements apply we will advise you of the
Carrier operating the aircraft when you are making a
reservation or, if the identity of the Operating Carrier
is not yet known at the time of reservation, ensure that
you are informed of the same as soon as such an
identity is established.
2.5 OVERRIDING LAW
To the extent that any provision contained or referred
to in these Conditions of Carriage is contrary to
anything contained in the Convention, where
applicable, or the Code, or any applicable laws,
government regulations, orders or requirements that
cannot be waived by agreement of the parties, such
provisions will not apply. The invalidity of any
provision shall not affect the validity of any other
provisions which remain valid.
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2.6 CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE PREVAIL OVER
REGULATIONS
Except as provided in these Conditions of Carriage, in
the event of inconsistency between these Conditions
of Carriage and our Regulations, these Conditions of
Carriage will apply.
3.1 TICKET AS PRINCIPAL EVIDENCE OF
CONTRACT
3.1.1 The Ticket constitutes prima facie evidence of the
contract of carriage between us and the Passenger
named on the Ticket. We will provide carriage only to
the Passenger named on a Ticket (or holding, as
proof of payment or part payment, any other
document) issued by us or our Authorised Agent.
The Ticket is and remains at all times the property of
the Carrier that issues it.
3.1.2 Identification of Passengers
We will require you to produce appropriate
identification to prove you are the Passenger named
in the Ticket before allowing you to board our flight.
3.1.3 Valid Ticket Required for Carriage
Except in the case of an Electronic Ticket or unless
authorised in writing by us, you shall not be entitled
to be carried on a flight unless you present us with a
Ticket that is valid and has been duly issued in
accordance with our Regulations. The Ticket must
contain the Flight Coupon for that flight, all other
unused Flight Coupons and the Passenger Coupon.
In addition, you shall not be entitled to be carried if
the Ticket presented is mutilated or if it has been
altered by anyone other than us or our Authorised
Agent.
In the case of an Electronic Ticket, you shall not be
entitled to be carried on a flight unless you provide
positive identification and an Itinerary/Receipt which
is valid and duly issued in accordance with our
Regulations and contained in our database.
3.1.4 Loss or Mutilation of Your Ticket
If your Ticket (or any part of it) is lost or mutilated, or
you do not present a Ticket containing the Passenger
Coupon and all unused Flight Coupons, the issuing
Carrier may at the Passenger's request and subject
to the Carrier's Regulations replace the Ticket (or
any part of it) by issuing a new Ticket, on proof
satisfactory to the Carrier, that a Ticket valid for the
flight(s) in question was duly issued, and the
Passenger agrees to such form as may be
prescribed by the Carrier to pay any costs and losses
reasonably incurred by us or the other Carrier
resulting from the misuse of the Ticket. The issuing
Carrier may require you to pay up to the full Ticket
price for a replacement Ticket, subject to refund if
and when the issuing Carrier is satisfied that a Ticket
was issued, paid for and not used before the expiry of
its validity. The issuing Carrier may levy a reasonable
administration charge for replacing the Ticket in
accordance with the Regulations.
A Ticket is valuable and you should take appropriate
measures to safeguard it and ensure it is not lost or
stolen.
3.1.5 Ticket not Transferable
A ticket is issued to you personally and is not
transferable. You must not give it to anyone else to
use.
3.2 PERIOD OF VALIDITY
3.2.1 Except as otherwise provided in the Ticket, these
Conditions of Carriage or our Regulations, or in any
tariffs which apply to your Ticket, your Ticket is valid
for:
(a) one year from the date it was issued; or
(b) one year from the date you first travelled using
the Ticket, as long as your first flight took place
within a year of the ticket being issued.
3.2.2 Extension of Validity
We will extend the validity of your Ticket for a period
of three months from the date it expires if you are
prevented from travelling within the period of validity
of the Ticket for any of the following reasons:
(a) we cancel the flight on which you hold a
reservation;
(b) we omit a scheduled stop, being your place of
departure, place of destination or a Stopover;
(c) we fail to operate a flight reasonably according
to schedule;
(d) we cause you to miss a connection;
(e) we substitute a different class of service; or
(f) we are unable to provide previously confirmed
space.
3.2.3 When you are prevented from travelling within the
period of validity of the Ticket because at the time you
request a reservation we are unable to provide space
on the flight, the validity of such Ticket will not be
extended unless otherwise provided in our
Regulations.
3.2.4 If after commencing your journey, you are prevented
from travelling within the period of validity of the Ticket
because of illness, we will extend the validity of your
Ticket until the date when you become fit to travel
according to a medical certificate, or until our first flight
after such date from the point where the journey is
resumed on which space is available in
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the class of service for which the fare has been paid
(provided such extension is not precluded by our
Regulations applicable to the fare paid by you).
When the Flight Coupons remaining in the Ticket, or
in the case of an Electronic Ticket, the Electronic
Coupons, include one or more Stopovers, the validity
of such Ticket, subject to our Regulations, will be
extended for not more than three months from the
date shown on the medical certificate. In the event of
an extension pursuant to this paragraph, we will
similarly extend the period of validity of Tickets of
other members of your immediate family
accompanying you.
3.2.5 In the event of your death during your journey, the
Tickets of the persons accompanying you may be
modified by waiving any minimum stay requirement or
extending the validity. In the event of a death in your
immediate family once you have commenced your
journey, the validity of your Tickets and those of your
immediate family accompanying you may be likewise
modified. Any such modification shall be made upon
receipt of a proper death certificate and any extension
of validity shall not be for a period longer than forty-
five (45) Days from the date of the death.
3.2.6 If you have a non-refundable ticket, which is completely
or partially unused and you are prevented from
travelling due to Force Majeure, provided that you
promptly advise us and furnish evidence of such
Force Majeure, we may provide you with a credit
voucher equivalent to the value of the unused portion
of the non-refundable fare, if any, for future travel with
us, subject to deduction of a reasonable
administration fee.
3.3 COUPON SEQUENCE AND USE
3.3.1 We will honour Flight Coupons, or in the case of an
Electronic Ticket, Electronic Coupons, only in the
sequence provided in the Ticket.
3.3.2. The Ticket you have purchased is valid for
transportation from your point of origin, via any
Stopover or Agreed Stopping Place as shown in your
ticket. The fare you have paid is calculated on the
basis of the entire journey shown on the Ticket.
Should you wish to change your journey you must
contact us in advance. The fare for your new journey
will be recalculated and you will be given the option of
accepting the new price or maintaining your original
journey as ticketed. Should you change your journey
without our agreement we reserve the right to assess
the correct fare for your actual travel and collect from
you any difference between the fare you have paid
and the fare applicable for your revised journey. We
will refund a difference if your new fare is lower.
3.3.3 Please be aware that while some types of changes
will not result in a changed fare, others such as
changing your point of origin or reversing the direction
you travel can result in an increase in price. Many
special fares are valid only on the dates and flights
shown on the Ticket and cannot be changed except
upon payment of an additional fee.
3.3.4 Each Flight Coupon, or in the case of an Electronic
Ticket, each Electronic Coupon, will be accepted for
carriage in the class of service specified in these
coupons on the date and flight for which space has
been reserved. When these coupons are issued
without a reservation being specified, we will reserve
space upon your request subject to the conditions of
the relevant fare and the availability of space on the
flight requested.
3.4 OUR NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE TICKET
Our name may be abbreviated to the MH Airline
Designator Code on the Ticket, Our address is Level
1, Administration Building, Southern Support Zone
(SSZ), Kuala Lumpur International Airport KLIA,
64000 Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Please see our website www.malaysiaairlines.com for
more details on how to contact us.
4.1 Stopovers may be permitted at Agreed Stopping
Places subject to government requirements and our
Regulations.
4.2. Stopovers must be arranged with the Carrier in
advance and specified on your Ticket and additional
charges will be payable.
5.1 GENERAL
Our fares apply only for carriage from the airport at
the point of origin to the airport at the place of
destination unless we say otherwise. Fares do not
include ground transport between one airport and
another or between an airport and town/city terminal.
5.2 APPLICABLE FARES
5.2.1 Applicable fares are the published fares that are in
effect on the date of payment in full of the Ticket
applicable for the date of commencement of the first
international flight travel segment. Subject to
government requirements and our Regulations, the
applicable fare is the fare valid for carriage on the
date of each flight specified on the Ticket, or in the
case of an Electronic Ticket, as indicated for each
flight segment in the Itinerary/Receipt. If the fare that
we (or our Authorised Agent) has collected from you
is not the applicable fare, the difference shall be paid
by you, or, as the case may be, refunded by us, in
accordance with our Regulations.
5.3 ROUTING
Unless otherwise provided, fares apply only to
routings published in connection with our
Regulations. If there is more than one routing at the
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same fare, you may select the routing prior to the
issue of your Ticket. If no routing is selected, we may
determine the routing within our discretion.
5.4 TAXES, FEES AND CHARGES
5.4.1 You must pay any charges, surcharges, fees and
taxes ("Charges"), imposed by us or imposed on us
or on you by any governments or other authorities
and/or the Malaysian Aviation Commission,
operators of airports or other third parties. Details of
these Charges can be provided on request.
5.4.2 At the time you purchase your Ticket, you will be
advised of all applicable Charges.
5.4.3 However, as the Charges are constantly changing
and an increase in the Charges can be imposed after
the date of Ticket issuance, you may be obliged to
pay these additional Charges, even after the Ticket
has been issued. Alternatively, you may choose to
cancel the Ticket and obtain a full refund of the sums
paid. If any Charges which you have paid to us at the
time we issue the ticket are abolished or reduced
such that they no longer apply to you, or a lesser
amount is due, you may be entitled to claim a refund
from us.
5.5 CURRENCY
You must pay the fare and any taxes, fees, charges
and surcharges in the currency of the country in
which the Ticket is issued, unless we or our
Authorised Agents say you must use another
currency at or before the time you pay. We may at
our discretion, accept payment in another currency.
When payment is made in a currency other than the
currency in which the fare is published, such payment
will be made at the rate of exchange established in
accordance with our Regulations.
6.1 RESERVATION REQUIREMENTS
6.1.1 A reservation is not confirmed until (1) it is entered
on the appropriate Flight Coupon, or in the case of
an Electronic Ticket, the Electronic Coupon, by the
Carrier or its Authorised Agent; (2) a Ticket has been
duly issued to the Passenger, or in the case of an
Electronic Ticket, when it has been duly created in
our database; and (3) the Passenger has paid for his
Ticket (or made credit arrangements with the
Carrier) within the ticketing time limit prescribed in
the Carrier's Regulations. A reservation that does
not comply with any of these requirements may be
cancelled by us at any time without notice.
6.1.2 As provided in our Regulations, certain fares may
have conditions which limit or exclude your right to
change or cancel reservations.
6.2 TICKETING TIME LIMITS
If you have not paid for your Ticket prior to the
deadline we or our Authorised Agents have set, we
will cancel your reservation.
6.3 USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
6.3.1 The collection and use of such personal information
will be in accordance with our Privacy Policy, details
of which are set out below in Article 6.3.3. Without
limiting that generality, by way of illustration, we may
use the personal information that you provide and we
collect, including information about your purchase
history and how you use our services and facilities,
for the purposes of making a reservation, purchasing
and issuing a ticket, accounting, billing and auditing,
verifying and screening credit or other payment
cards, immigration, and customs control, safety,
security, health, administrative and legal purposes,
operating frequent flyer programmes, customer
relations and helping us in any future dealings with
you.
6.3.2 For these purposes you authorise us to retain such
personal information and to transmit or release it to
our own offices, our subsidiaries, other carriers or the
providers of such services or related services,
government and enforcement agencies and credit
and other payment card companies in whatever
country they may be located.
6.3.3 The collection and use of such personal information
will be in accordance with our Privacy Policy, a copy
of which may be viewed or obtained from
www.malaysiaairlines.com.
6.4 SEATING SELECTION
We will try to honour advance seating requests. We
cannot guarantee that you will be able to sit in any
particular seat. We reserve the right to change your
seat at any time, even after boarding of the aircraft.
This may be necessary for operational, safety or
security reasons.
6.5 SERVICE CHARGE WHEN SPACE NOT
OCCUPIED
Except in the case of travel on non-refundable fares,
you may be required to pay a reasonable service
charge, in accordance with our Regulations, if you
fail to use space for which you made a reservation or
cancel the reservation within the cancellation time
limit prescribed in our Regulations.
6.6 RECONFIRMATION OF RESERVATIONS
6.6.1 You may have to reconfirm your reservation for any
onward or return travel before the departure time of
your flight.
6.6.2 If you fail to reconfirm, we may decide to cancel your
onward or return reservations.
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6.6.3 If you fail to reconfirm but let us know that you still want
to travel and there is space on the flight, we may
reinstate your reservations and carry you. If there is
no space on the flight, we will use reasonable efforts
to carry you to your next or final destination on a later
flight as set out in the fare rules and conditions
applicable to your ticket.
6.6.4 You should check the reconfirmation requirements of
any other Carriers involved in your journey and where
necessary, reconfirm with the Carrier whose Airline
Designator Code appears on the ticket for the flight in
question.
6.7 CANCELLATION OF ONWARD RESERVATION
MADE BY CARRIER
If you do not use a reservation and fail to advise us in
advance, we will cancel or request cancellation of any
unused onward or return reservations for your
journey.
6.8 PASSENGERS REQUIRING ADVANCE
ARRANGEMENTS
6.8.1 Passengers with a disability may request for advance
arrangements in accordance with Article 19.
6.8.2 If you are not a Passenger with a disability but you
ask us or our Authorised Agents at the time of booking
to provide any special assistance, we will make
reasonable efforts to meet your request.
6.8.3 We may decide not to carry unaccompanied children,
pregnant women or passengers who are ill if
arrangements to carry them have not been made
before check in.
7.1 Check-in deadlines vary at every airport and your journey
will be smoother if you allow yourself sufficient time to
check-in. Please find out the check-in deadlines for your
flight before you travel and keep to them. We may also tell
you a time by which you must present yourself for check-
in.
7.2 If you do not complete the check-in process by the check-
in deadline, we may decide to cancel your reservation and
not carry you. By completing the check-in process we
mean that you have received your boarding pass for your
flight.
7.3 You must be present at the boarding gate no later than
the time we give you when you check in. We may decide
not to carry you if you fail to arrive at the boarding gate on
time.
7.4 We will not be liable to you for any loss or expense you
suffer if you fail to meet check-in deadlines, fail to present
yourself for check-in on time or fail to be at the boarding
gate on time.
7.5 We will not delay the departure of our flight if you do not
check-in or board in time.
8.1 OUR RIGHT TO REFUSE CARRIAGE
We may refuse to carry you or your Baggage, or
remove you or your Baggage from our flight if one or
more of the following has happened or we
reasonably believe may happen:
8.1.1 If carrying you would be contrary to government
laws, regulations or orders, or if the immigration
authority for the country you are travelling to, or for a
country in which you have a stopover, has told us
(either orally or in writing) that it has decided not to
allow you to enter that country, even if you have, or
appear to have, valid travel documents.
8.1.2 If carrying you or your Baggage may put the safety
of the aircraft or the safety or health of any person in
the aircraft in danger.
8.1.3 If carrying you or your Baggage may affect the
comfort of any person in the aircraft.
8.1.4 If you are drunk or under the influence of drink or
drugs.
8.1.5 If your mental or physical state is a danger or risk to
you, the aircraft or any person in it.
8.1.6 If you have not obeyed the instructions of our ground
staff or a member of the crew of the aircraft relating
to safety or security.
8.1.7 If you refuse to submit to a security check to be
carried out on you or your Baggage.
8.1.8 If the applicable fare or any charges or taxes payable
have not been paid, or credit arrangements agreed
between us and yourself (or the person paying for
the Ticket) has not been complied with.
8.1.9 If you do not appear to have proper documents for
your journey.
8.1.10 If you are not properly or are objectionably attired.
8.1.11 If you have used threatening, abusive or insulting
words towards our ground staff or another passenger
or a member of the crew of the aircraft.
8.1.12 If you have behaved in a threatening, abusive,
insulting or disorderly way towards a member of our
ground staff or a member of the crew of the aircraft.
8.1.13 If you have deliberately interfered with a member of
the crew of the aircraft carrying out their duties.
8.1.14 If you have put the safety of either the aircraft or any
person in it in danger.
8.1.15 If you have made a hoax bomb or other security
threat.
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8.1.16 If you have committed a criminal offence during the
check-in or boarding processes or on board the
aircraft.
8.1.17 If you ask the relevant government authorities for
permission to enter a country in which you have
landed as a transit passenger.
8.1.18 If you have not presented a valid ticket.
8.1.19 If you destroy your travel documents during flight.
8.1.20 If you refuse to surrender travel documents to us for
examination or photocopying or to be held by the
flight crew, against receipt, when we so request.
8.1.21 If the ticket you present :
(a) has been acquired illegally;
(b) was not purchased from us or our Authorised
Agents;
(c) was not issued by us or our Authorised Agents;
(d) has been reported as being lost or stolen;
(e) is a counterfeit ticket; or
(f) you have not used the coupons in sequence, or
any Flight Coupon in the Ticket or Electronic
Coupon has been altered by anyone other than
us or our Authorised Agent, or in the case of a
Flight Coupon, has been mutilated in which
case we reserve the right to retain the Ticket.
8.1.22 If you cannot prove that you are the person named
on the Ticket.
8.1.23 If you have failed to complete the check-in process
by the check-in deadline.
8.1.24 If you have failed to arrive at the boarding gate on
time.
8.1.25 If you have behaved in a way mentioned above on or
in connection with a previous flight and we
reasonably believe that you may repeat this
behaviour.
8.2 LIMITATIONS ON OUR OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE
CARRIAGE
8.2.1 We will not carry unaccompanied children, incapacitated
persons, pregnant women or persons with illness
unless prior arrangements have been made with us in
accordance with our Regulations.
8.2.2 If we believe that the aircraft weight limitations or seating
capacity may be exceeded, we will decide in our
reasonable discretion which Passengers or Baggage
shall be carried.
8.3 CONSEQUENCES OF REFUSAL TO CARRY
8.3.1 If we have refused to carry you, or removed you from
a flight as provided in Article 8.1, we may cancel the
remaining unused portion of your Ticket and you will
not be entitled to further carriage or to a refund either
for the sector that is the subject of the refusal of
carriage or removal, or any subsequent sectors
covered by the Ticket
8.3.2 We will not be liable for any consequential or
incidental loss or damage due to any such refusal to
carry or removal en route and we shall be entitled to
recover from you all direct and indirect costs we incur
as a result of such refusal or removal including the
costs of diverting our flight.
9.1 ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AS
BAGGAGE
9.1.1 You may not include in your Baggage:
(a) items which do not constitute Baggage as
defined in Article 1 of these Conditions of
Carriage;
(b) items which are likely to endanger the aircraft or
persons or property on board the aircraft, such
as explosives, ammunition, compressed gases
(flammable, non-flammable and poisonous),
corrosives materials (such as acids, alkalis and
wet cell batteries), etiologic agents (bacteria,
virus etc), explosive, munitions, fireworks, flares,
oxidizing materials (bleaching powder and
peroxides), radio-active or magnetized materials,
flammable liquids (lighters or heating fuels), gels
or materials that are easily ignited, poisonous,
offensive or irritating substances, (such as
cyanide, arsenic, weed killers, mercury and
magnetized), liquids (other than liquids in the
Passenger's Unchecked Baggage for use in the
course of the journey), or those items specified
in the Dangerous Goods Regulations of the
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
and the International Air Transport Association
(IATA), and in our Regulations;
(c) items the carriage of which is prohibited by the
applicable laws, regulations or orders of any
state to be flown from, to or over;
(d) items which we reasonably consider are
unsuitable for carriage by reason of their weight,
size or character, such as fragile or perishable
items; or
(e) live animals, except as provided for in Article
9.11 of this Article.
9.1.2 We cannot carry firearms and ammunition other than
for hunting and sporting purposes as Baggage.
Firearms and ammunition for hunting and sporting
purposes may be accepted as Checked Baggage in
accordance with our Regulations. When you present
a firearm for carriage it must be unloaded, the safety
catch must be on, and it must be suitably packed.
Carriage of ammunition is subject to ICAO and IATA
Dangerous Goods Regulations and prevailing
national and international security regulations.
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9.1.3 You shall not include in Checked Baggage fragile or
perishable items, artwork, cameras, money, jewellery,
precious metals, computers, electronic and/or
telecommunications equipment or devices, optical or
photographic equipment, digital devices/items,
silverware, prescribed medicine or drugs, negotiable
papers, securities, business and legal documents,
manuscripts or deeds, passports and other
identification documents or samples, or any other
valuables.
9.1.4 Weapons such as antique firearms, swords, knives and
similar items may be accepted as Checked Baggage in
accordance with our Regulations, but will not be
permitted in the aircraft cabin or in your Unchecked
Baggage.
9.1.5 If, despite being prohibited, any items referred to in
Article 9.1.1 to 9.1.3 are included in your Baggage and
we carry the Baggage, we shall not be responsible for
any Damage to such items.
9.2 RIGHT TO REFUSE CARRIAGE
9.2.1 We may refuse to carry items described in Article 9.1
that are prohibited from carriage as Baggage, and
may refuse further carriage of any such items upon
discovery.
9.2.2 We may refuse to carry as Baggage any item
reasonably considered by us to be unsuitable for
carriage because of its size, shape, weight, contents
or character, or for safety or operational reasons
(including Baggage which does not belong to you
and which you have pooled with your own Baggage),
or for the comfort and convenience of other
passengers. We will not be liable for refusing to carry
such Baggage.
9.2.3 Unless advance arrangements for its carriage have
been made with us, we may carry any Baggage
which exceeds the applicable free Baggage
allowance on a flight other than the flight we carry
you on.
9.2.4 We may refuse to accept Baggage as Checked
Baggage unless it is in our reasonable opinion
properly and securely packed in suitable containers
to ensure safe carriage with ordinary care in
handling.
9.3 OUR RIGHT TO REQUIRE A SEARCH
9.3.1 For reasons of safety and security, we may request
that you permit a search, x-ray or scan to be made
on you or your Baggage, and we may search or have
searched your Baggage in your absence if you are
not available, for the purpose of determining whether
you are in possession of or whether your Baggage
contains any item described in Article 9.1.1 or any
firearms or ammunitions which have not been
presented to us in accordance with Article 9.1.2. We
are not liable for any Damage caused by a search, x-
ray, or scan, unless such Damage is due to our fault
or negligence.
9.3.2 If you are unwilling to comply with such request we
may refuse to carry you or your Baggage
9.4 CHECKED BAGGAGE
9.4.1 Upon delivery to us of your Baggage for check-in, we
shall take custody of the Baggage and issue a
Baggage Identification Tag for each piece of Checked
Baggage.
9.4.2 It is your responsibility to ensure that your Baggage is
adequate and correctly labeled for the purpose of
identification.
9.4.3 We will carry your Checked Baggage on the same
aircraft as yourself, unless we decide for safety,
security or operational reasons to carry the Checked
Baggage on another flight on which space is available.
In such event, you shall be entitled to compensation
for delay to the extent provided in the Convention or
Code, or otherwise in these Conditions of Carriage,
unless the reason the Baggage could not be carried
on our flight is due to late check-in or other factors
within your control. This paragraph shall not apply to
Baggage in excess of the free baggage allowance,
carriage of which is subject to our Regulations.
9.5 FREE BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
We will carry some of your Baggage free of charge.
Your free baggage allowance will be shown on your
Ticket, or in the case of an Electronic Ticket, on your
Itinerary/Receipt and will depend on our Regulations
applying at the time of your flight. If you are in doubt,
please ask us or our Authorised Agents for details of
your free baggage allowance.
9.6 EXCESS BAGGAGE
We reserve the right to refuse to carry Baggage that
exceeds the free baggage allowance. Baggage in
excess of the free baggage allowance will be carried
at our discretion subject to space and weight
limitations. You must pay a charge for the carriage of
Baggage in excess of the free baggage allowance
including Unchecked Baggage retrieved from you at
any time up to the time of boarding the aircraft at the
rate and in the manner provided in our Regulations.
We may raise this charge at the point of your
departure, stopover or destination.
9.7 EXCESS VALUE DECLARATIONS AND
CHARGES
You may declare a value for Checked Baggage in
excess of the applicable Convention liability limits. If
you make such a declaration, you must pay additional
charges in accordance with our Regulations.
9.8 UNCHECKED BAGGAGE
9.8.1 Any Unchecked Baggage must fit under the seat in
front of you or in an enclosed storage compartment in
the cabin. Items that cannot be stored in this manner,
or items that we consider of excessive weight or size,
or of an offensive nature, will not be permitted in the
cabin.
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9.8.2 Objects that we consider unsuitable for
transportation in the cargo compartment (including
delicate musical instruments and the like) will only be
accepted for transportation in the cabin compartment
provided we have given our permission in advance.
You must pay a charge for the transportation of such
objects in accordance with our Regulations.
9.8.3 We will not be liable for any Damage to Unchecked
Baggage unless such Damage is caused by our own
negligence.
9.9 COLLECTION AND DELIVERY OF BAGGAGE
9.9.1 You must collect your Baggage as soon as it is
available for collection at your destination or
Stopover. If you do not collect your Baggage within a
reasonable period of time, we may charge you a fee
for storing it.
9.9.2 Only the bearer of the Baggage Check and Baggage
Identification Tag is entitled to delivery of the
Baggage. Failure to produce the Baggage
Identification Tag shall not prevent delivery provided
the Baggage Check is produced and the Baggage is
identified by other means.
9.9.3 If a person claiming Baggage is unable to produce
the Baggage Check or a Baggage Identification Tag,
we will deliver the Baggage to such person only on
condition that he or she establishes to our
satisfaction his or her right to the Baggage, and if
required by us, indemnifies us for any loss, damage
or expense which we may incur as a result of such
delivery.
9.9.4 Acceptance of Baggage by the person bearing the
Baggage Check without complaint at the time of
delivery creates a presumption that the Baggage has
been delivered in good condition and in accordance
with the contract of carriage.
9.10 UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE
If you do not claim your Baggage within three (3)
months from the day we make it available to you, we
are entitled to presume that you have abandoned the
Baggage and we may dispose the Baggage without
any liability to you.
9.11 CARRIAGE OF ANIMALS
9.11.1 Subject to our advance permission and Regulations,
we will accept animals such as dogs, cats, household
birds and other pets for carriage when properly
crated and accompanied by valid health and
vaccination certificates, entry permits, and other
documents required by countries of entry or transit.
9.11.2 If accepted as Baggage, the animal, together with its
container and food carried, shall not be included in
your free baggage allowance but shall constitute
excess Baggage for which you must pay the
applicable charge. Animals must be carried in the
cargo compartment of the aircraft, and are not
allowed in the passenger cabin.
9.11.3 Subject to our Regulations, guide dogs accompanying
sight or hearing impaired Passengers, together with
containers and food, will be carried free of charge in
addition to the free baggage allowance.
9.11.4 Our acceptance for carriage of animals is subject to
the condition that you assume full responsibility for the
animals. Where carriage is not subject to the liability
rules of the Convention, we will not be liable for injury
to, loss of, delay of, sickness of or death of the animal
except in the case of our own negligence.
9.11.5 We will have no liability for any such animal not having
the necessary exit, entry, health and other documents
necessary or convenient with respect to the animal's
entry into or passage through any country, state or
territory and the person carrying the animal must
reimburse us for any fines, costs, losses or liabilities
reasonably imposed or incurred by us as a result.
9.12 ITEMS REMOVED FROM PASSENGERS BY
AIRPORT SECURITY PERSONNEL
We will have no liability to you for Damage to any item
that the airport security personnel, acting in
accordance with government regulations, remove
from you or your Baggage, even if the airport security
personnel give the items to us.
10.1 SCHEDULES
We undertake to use our best efforts to carry you and
your Baggage with reasonable dispatch. Although we
undertake to use our best efforts to adhere to our
timetables and published schedules, we do not
guarantee that your flight will depart and arrive at the
times set forth in our timetables and schedules.
Furthermore, our timetables and published schedules
shall form no part of your contract with us. If you
provide us with sufficient contact information, we will
endeavor to let you know about any changes or re-
timing of schedules.
10.2 DELAY AND CANCELLATION
10.2.1 In the event of a change in the status of a flight where
there is a cancellation or delay of thirty minutes or
more in the scheduled operation of the flight or a
diversion, we shall inform you of such change in flight
status.
10.2.2 If we cancel or delay a flight, are unable to provide
previously confirmed space, fail to stop at your
Stopover or destination point, or cause you to miss a
connecting flight on which you hold a reservation,
except as otherwise provided by the Convention or the
Code, we may elect one of the following options with
due consideration to your reasonable interests:
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(a) carry you on another of our scheduled
services on which space is available;
(b) within a reasonable period of time re-route
you to the destination indicated on your
Ticket or applicable portion of your Ticket by
our own scheduled services or the scheduled
services of another Carrier, or by means of
surface transportation. If the sum of the fare,
excess Baggage charge and any applicable
service charge for the revised routing is
higher than the refund value of the Ticket, or
applicable portion of the Ticket, we will collect
no additional fare or charge from you, and will
refund the difference if the fare and charges
for the revised routing are lower;
(c) make a refund in accordance with the
provisions of Article 11.3; or
(d) where applicable and where we reasonably
expect a flight to be delayed for at least two
hours from its scheduled time of departure,
or when a flight is cancelled, we will offer
assistance and care/compensation to you in
accordance with paragraph 12 read together
with the First Schedule of the Code.
10.2.3 In the event your flight is cancelled or delayed due to
causes beyond our control such as, but not limited
to, force majeure, war, meteorological conditions
incompatible with the operation of the flight
concerned, security risks, unexpected flight safety
shortcoming or strikes, we will not be liable to you
and shall be under no immediate obligation to comply
with Article 10.2.2 although we shall make
reasonable efforts to assist you as best as we can in
the prevailing circumstances.
10.3 SUBSTITUTION OF CARRIER/AIRCRAFT
We reserve the right to substitute an alternative
Carrier and/or aircraft.
10.4 DENIED BOARDING
10.4.1 If we are unable to provide previously confirmed
space, we shall compensate and assist Passengers
in accordance with paragraph 11 read together with
the First Schedule of the Code, where applicable.
10.4.2 Flights from airports in the European Community
In the event of denied boarding, flight cancellation or
delayed departure by two (2) hours or more of a flight
which is due to depart from an airport in the
European Community ("EC"), the respective EC
Regulation establishing common rules on
compensation and assistance to passengers in the
event of denied boarding, cancellation or long delay
of flights shall prevail if any of the provisions of this
Article 10 are inconsistent with our obligations and
your rights under the applicable EC Regulation.
11.1 GENERAL
If we fail to provide carriage in accordance with the
contract of carriage, or if you choose not to use your
Ticket, we will refund the unused Ticket or any unused
portion in accordance with this as set out in the fare
rules and conditions applicable to your Ticket.
11.2 PERSON TO WHOM REFUND WILL BE MADE
11.2.1 Except as provided in this Article, we shall be entitled
to make a refund either to the person named in the
Ticket, or to the person who has paid for the Ticket
upon presentation of satisfactory proof of such
payment.
11.2.2 If a Ticket has been paid for by a person other than
the Passenger named in the Ticket, and we have
indicated on the Ticket that there is a restriction on
refunds, we shall make a refund only to the person
paying for the Ticket or to that person's order.
11.2.3 Except in the case of lost Tickets, we will issue a
refund only on surrender to us of the Passenger
Coupon and of all unused Flight Coupons.
11.2.4 A refund made to anyone presenting the Passenger
Coupon and all unused Flight Coupons, and holding
himself or herself out as a person to whom a refund
may be made pursuant to Articles 11.2.1 or 11.2.2, will
be deemed a proper refund and will discharge us from
liability to you or any other person for a refund.
11.3 INVOLUNTARY REFUNDS
If we cancel a flight, fail to operate a flight reasonably
according to schedule, fail to stop at a point to which
you are destined or ticketed for a Stopover, are unable
to provide previously confirmed space, or cause you
to miss a connecting flight on which you hold a
reservation pursuant to Article 10.2.2, the amount of
the refund shall be:
11.3.1 If no portion of the ticket has been used, an amount
equal to the ticket price; or
11.3.2 If a portion of the ticket has been used, the refund will
not be less than the difference between the fare paid
and the applicable fare for travel between the points
for which the tickets has been used.
11.4 VOLUNTARY REFUNDS
If you wish to obtain a refund of your Ticket for reasons
other than those set out in Article 11.3, the amount of
the refund shall be:
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11.4.1 If no portion of the ticket has been used, an amount
equal to the fare paid, less any reasonable service
charges or cancellation fees;
11.4.2 If a portion of the ticket has been used, the refund will
be an amount equal to the difference between the
fare paid and the applicable fare for travel between
the points for which the tickets has been used, less
any reasonable service charges or cancellation fees.
11.5 REFUND ON LOST TICKET
If a Ticket (or any part of it) is lost, a refund will be
made as soon as practicable after the expiry of the
validity period of the Ticket, on proof of loss
satisfactory to us and upon payment of a reasonable
administration charge on condition:
(a) that the lost Ticket (or any part of it) has not
been used, previously refunded or replaced
(except where the use, refund or
replacement by or to a third party resulted
from our own negligence); and
(b) that the person to whom the refund is made
undertakes, in such form as may be
prescribed by us, to repay to us the amount
refunded in the event and to the extent that
the lost Ticket (or any part of it) is used by a
third party (except where any fraud or use by
a third party resulted from our own
negligence).
11.6 OUR RIGHT TO REFUSE REFUND
11.6.1 We may refuse to refund the Ticket when such an
application is made later than the expiry of the
validity of the Ticket.
11.6.2 We may refuse to refund a Ticket which has been
presented to us or to government officials of a
country as evidence of intention to depart, unless
you establish to our satisfaction that you have
permission to remain in the country or that you will
depart by another Carrier or another means of
transport.
11.6.3 We may refuse to refund a Ticket in the
circumstances described in Article 8.3 of these
Conditions of Carriage.
11.7 CURRENCY OF REFUND
All refunds will be subject to the laws, rules,
regulations and government orders of the country in
which the Ticket was originally purchased and of the
country in which we make the refund. Subject to the
foregoing provision, refunds will normally be made in
the currency in which the Ticket was paid for or in
the currency of the country where the refund is made
or at the option of the Carrier, in an amount equivalent
to the amount due in the currency originally collected
and may be made in another currency in accordance
with our Regulations.
11.8 PERSONS AUTHORISED TO MAKE REFUNDS
Voluntary refunds will be made only by the Carrier
which originally issued the Ticket or by its Authorised
Agent.
12.1 UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT ON BOARD
AIRCRAFT
If in our opinion you
(a) conduct yourself on board the aircraft so as to
endanger the aircraft or any person or property
on board;
(b) obstruct the crew in the performance of their
duties;
(c) fail to comply with any instruction of the crew;
(d) behave in a manner to which other passengers
object; or
(e) behave in a manner that causes discomfort,
inconvenience, damage, or injury to other
passengers or crew,
we may take such measures as we deem reasonably
necessary to prevent you from continuing such
conduct, including restraining you. We may also
disembark you and refuse to carry you further, and
you may be prosecuted for offences committed on
board the aircraft.
12.2 GENERAL INDEMNITY
If you conduct yourself in a manner described in
Article 12.1 above, you will indemnify us for all
Damage suffered by us, our agents, employees,
independent contractors, passengers and any third
party arising from your misconduct.
12.3 ELECTRONIC DEVICES
For safety reasons, you may not operate onboard the
aircraft portable recorders, radios, television sets,
electronic games, personal cellular telephones or
other transmitting devices including remote controlled
toys and walkie-talkies. You may not operate any
other electronic devices, including compact disc
players, laptop computers, audio or video recorders,
electric shavers on board without our permission,
except for hearing aids and heart pacemakers.
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12.4 FAILURE TO COMPLY
If you do not comply with Article 12.3, we may take
and retain such electronic devices until the
termination of your flight or until such other time as
we consider appropriate.
If we make arrangements for you with any third party
to provide any services other than carriage by air, or
if we issue a Ticket or voucher relating to
transportation or services (other than carriage by air)
provided by a third party such as hotel reservations
or car rental, we act only as agent for such third
party, whose terms and conditions will apply and we
shall have no liability to you for any Damage you may
incur as a result of these services.
14.1 GENERAL
It is your responsibility to comply with all laws,
regulations, orders, demands and travel
requirements of countries to be flown from, into or
over, and with our Regulations and instructions. We
will not be liable for any Damage you incur as a result
of aid or information provided by our employees or
agents regarding such laws, regulations, orders,
demands, and requirements, whether given in writing
or otherwise. Nor shall we be liable for any Damage
you incur as a result of your failure to comply with
such laws, regulations, orders, demands,
requirements, our Regulations or instructions.
14.2 TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
You must present us with all exit, entry, health and
other documents required by the laws, regulations,
orders, demands or requirements of the countries
concerned, and permit us to take and retain copies of
those documents. We reserve the right to refuse you
carriage if you have not complied with applicable
laws, regulations, orders, demands or requirements,
if your documents do not appear to be in order, or if
you do not permit us to take and retain copies of
those documents.
14.3 REFUSAL OF ENTRY
If we are required by government order to return you
to your point or country of origin, because you are
denied entry, you agree to pay the applicable fare.
We may apply to the payment of such fare any funds
paid to us for unused carriage, or any of your funds
in our possession. We will not refund the fare
collected for carriage to the point of refusal or entry
or deportation.
14.4 PASSENGER RESPONSIBLE FOR FINES,
DETENTION COSTS
If we are required to pay or deposit any fine or penalty
or to incur any expense by reason of your failure to
comply with laws, regulations, orders, demands and
travel requirements of any country or your failure to
produce required documents, you must reimburse us
on demand any amount so paid or deposited and any
expense we incur. We may apply any funds paid to us
for unused carriage, or any of your funds in our
possession to satisfy the amount owing.
14.5 CUSTOMS OR OTHER OFFICIAL INSPECTION
If required, you shall attend the inspection of your
Baggage by customs or other government officials.
We are not liable to you for any Damages you may
incur as a result of the inspection.
14.6 SECURITY INSPECTION
You must submit to any security checks required by
government agencies, airport officials, other Carriers,
or us.
If Carriage is to be performed by several successive
Carriers under one Ticket, or under a Conjunction
Ticket, the carriage will be regarded as a single
operation for the purposes of the Convention.
16.1 INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE
Unless otherwise stated in these Conditions of
Carriage, international carriage, as defined in the
Convention, is subject to the liability rules of the
Convention.
16.2 WHERE THE CONVENTION APPLIES
Where a claim against us is governed by the
Convention:
16.2.1 we will not invoke the limitation of liability under the
Convention as to any claim for recoverable
compensatory damages in respect of your death,
wounding or other bodily injury. For the avoidance of
doubt, all claims are subject to proof of loss and we
reserve the right to rely on the defences set out in
paragraph 2 of Article 21 of the Montreal Convention,
if applicable;
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16.2.2 with respect to that portion of such claim which does
not exceed 113,100 SDR, we will not avail ourselves
of the defence under the Convention which provides
that a Carrier is not liable if it proves that it or its
agents have taken all necessary measures to avoid
the damage or that it was impossible for it or its
agents to take such measures;
16.2.3 except as provided in Articles 16.2.1 and 16.2.2
above, we reserve all defences available under the
Convention to any such claim, and we reserve all
rights of recourse against any other party and any
third party, including, without limitation, rights of
contribution and indemnity; and
16.2.4 except as required by law, neither the waiver of limits
under Article 16.2.1 above nor the waiver of defences
under Article 16.2.2 above shall be applicable in
respect of claims made by public social insurance or
similar bodies, which claims shall be subject to the
liability limit and defences under the Convention, and
we will compensate you or your dependents for
recoverable compensatory damages in excess of
payments received from any public social insurance
or similar body.
16.3 WHERE THE CONVENTION DOES NOT APPLY
We agree subject as may be otherwise provided by
applicable law that as to all carriage performed by us
to which the Convention does not apply (including
international carriage not governed by the
Convention and domestic carriage wholly within
Malaysia):
16.3.1 subject to proof of loss, we shall not invoke any
applicable limit of liability for recoverable
compensatory damages arising out of your death,
wounding or other bodily injury;
16.3.2 we shall not, with respect to any claim arising out of
your death, wounding or other bodily injury, exclude
or limit our liability by proving that we and our agents
have taken all necessary measures to avoid the
damage or that it was impossible for us or them to
take such measures, to the extent of damages up to
the sum of 113,100 SDR
16.3.3 except as provided in Articles 16.3.1 and 16.3.2
above, we reserve all defences available under
applicable law to any such claim, and we reserve all
rights of recourse against any other party and any
third party, including, without limitation, rights of
contribution and indemnity; and
16.3.4 neither the waiver of limits under Article 16.3.1
above, nor the waiver of defences under Article
16.3.2 above shall be applicable in respect of claims
made by public social insurance or similar bodies,
which claims shall be subject to any liability limit and
defences under applicable law, and we will
compensate you and your dependents for
recoverable compensatory damages in excess of
payments received from any public social insurance
or similar body.
16.4 WHETHER OR NOT THE CONVENTION APPLIES
To the extent not in conflict with the foregoing and
whether or not the Convention applies:
16.4.1 We are liable only for Damage occurring on Malaysia
Airlines, or where we issue a Ticket or Baggage Check
with our Airline Designator Code for carriage over the
lines of another Carrier. Otherwise, where we issue a
Ticket or Baggage Check over the lines of another
Carrier we do so only as agent for such other Carrier.
With respect to claims for Damage to your Checked
Baggage which are subject to the Convention you will
have a right of action against the first or last Carrier,
where transportation of the Checked Baggage is
performed by more than one Carrier.
The liability of each Carrier involved in your journey
must be determined only by its own Conditions of
Carriage.
16.4.2 Except as provided under the Convention, we are not
liable for Damage to your Baggage unless such
Damage is caused by our negligence. If there has
been contributory negligence on your part, our liability
shall be subject to the applicable law relating to
contributory negligence.
16.4.3 We are not liable for any delay to you or your
Baggage, except as provided in these Conditions of
Carriage and under the Convention.
16.4.4 We are not liable for any Damage arising from our
compliance with any laws, or government regulations,
government orders or requirements, or from your
failure to comply with the same.
16.4.5 Except in the case of an act or omission done with
intent to cause Damage or recklessly and with
knowledge that Damage would probably result, our
liability in the case of Damage to Baggage shall be
limited as provided by the Convention:
(a) where the Warsaw Convention or Amended
Warsaw Convention applies, the limit will be
17 SDR per kilogram for Checked Baggage
and 332 SDR for Unchecked Baggage and if
the weight of your Checked Baggage is not
recorded on the Baggage Check, it will be
presumed that the total weight of your
Checked Baggage does not exceed the
applicable free baggage allowance for the
class of carriage concerned, as provided in our
Regulations;
(b) where the Montreal Convention applies, the
limit will be 1,131 SDR per passenger (for both
Checked and Unchecked Baggage),
provided that if in accordance with applicable law
different limits of liability are applicable such different
limits shall apply, and that if in the case of Checked
Baggage a higher value is declared pursuant to Article
9.7, our liability shall be limited to such higher
declared value.
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16.4.6 Except where other specific provision is made in
these Conditions of Carriage, if we are liable to you
we will compensate you for all losses and costs
which you can prove directly incurred as a result, in
accordance with applicable law, but we will not in any
circumstance be liable for:
(a) any losses or costs not reasonably
foreseeable by us at the time the contract of
carriage was concluded;
(b) any losses or costs caused otherwise than by
our breach of contract or breach of duty to
you (except where the Convention or
applicable law otherwise requires);
(c) any loss of profits or business losses;
(d) any losses which indirectly flowed from the
breach of contract or breach of duty to you
(except where the Convention or applicable
law otherwise requires); or
(e) any indirect or consequential loss when you
are travelling in the course of or for the
purpose of business.
16.4.7 We are not liable for Damage to you or your Baggage
caused by property contained in your Baggage. If
your property causes Damage to another person or
to another person's property or to our property you
agree to indemnify us for all losses and expenses
that we incur as a result of such injury or Damage.
16.4.8 Except as provided under the Convention, we are not
liable for Damage to fragile or perishable items,
artwork, cameras, money, jewellery, precious
metals, computers, electronic and/or
telecommunications equipment or devices, optical or
photographic equipment, digital devices/items,
silverware, prescribed medicine or drugs, negotiable
papers, securities, business and legal documents,
manuscripts or deeds, passports and other
identification documents or samples or any other
valuables, which are included in your Checked
Baggage, whether with or without our knowledge.
The applicable Convention's limitations of liability
apply. We are not liable for damage resulting from
the inherent defect, quality or vice of the baggage.
16.4.9 If your age or mental or physical condition is such as
to involve any hazard or risk to yourself, we shall not
be liable for any illness, injury or disability, including
death, to such condition or for the aggravation of
such condition.
16.4.10 Any exclusion or limitation of our liability shall apply
to and be for the benefit of our agents, employees
and representatives and any person whose aircraft
is used by us and such person's agents, employees
and representatives. The total amount recoverable
from us and from such agents, employees,
representatives and persons shall not exceed the
amount of our limit of liability.
16.5 ADVANCE PAYMENTS
In the event of your death, wounding or other bodily
injury in the course of carriage performed by us, we
shall make advance payments to the person entitled to
compensation as may be required to meet immediate
economic needs on a basis proportional to the hardship
suffered. Any such advance payment shall not
constitute admission of liability and may be offset
against any subsequent sums paid by us, but is only
returnable if the Damage was caused by, or contributed
to by, your negligence or the negligence of the person
who received the payment, or the person to whom the
payment was made was not the person entitled to
compensation.
16.6 WAIVER
Unless expressly so provided, nothing in these
Conditions of Carriage shall waive any exclusion or
limitation of our liability under the Convention or
applicable laws.
17.1 NOTICE OF CLAIMS
Any action for Damage to Checked Baggage will be
barred unless the person entitled to its delivery
complains to us immediately after the discovery of the
Damage, and, at the latest, within seven (7) Days from
the date of receipt. In the case of delay, any action for
Damage will be barred unless the complaint is made at
the latest within twenty-one (21) Days from the date on
which the Baggage has been placed at your disposal.
Every complaint must be made in writing and sent to us
within the times specified above.
17.2 LIMITATION OF ACTIONS
Any right to recover damages from us will be
extinguished if an action is not brought within two (2)
years from the date of arrival at the destination, or the
date on which the aircraft ought to have arrived, or the
date on which the carriage stopped. The period of
limitation shall be determined by the law of the court in
which the action is pending.
None of our agents, employees or representatives
has authority to alter, modify or waive any provision of
these Conditions of Carriage.
ARTICLE 17: TIME LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS AND
ACTIONS
ARTICLE 18: MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
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19.1 GENERAL
19.1.1 If you are a Passenger with a disability and you require
any special assistance, you should inform us at the time
of booking of your special need.
19.1.2 If you are a Passenger with a disability, we will carry you
where arrangements have been made to provide for
your special needs. If you do not inform us at the time
of booking of your special needs, we will nevertheless
use reasonable efforts to accommodate your special
needs.
19.1.3 In addition to any of the provisions set out herein in
connection to a Passenger with a disability, our
obligations and your rights as a Passenger with a
disability are provided for in the Code and the Schedule
thereof where applicable.
19.2 SEATING
All the rules of seating in Article 6.4 apply to seating
passengers with a disability. In addition, if you are a
Passenger with a disability which causes you to need a
bulkhead seat, and you request a bulkhead seat, it will
be provided to you if it is not already assigned to another
Passenger with a disability.
19.3 TRAVEL WITH AN ATTENDANT
We may require that you travel with an attendant at your
own cost if it is essential for safety or you are unable to
assist in your own evacuation from the aircraft or you
are unable to understand safety instructions.
19.4 BAGGAGE
There is no charge for transporting any assistive device,
such as a wheelchair or a cane, and such assistive
device will not be counted towards your free Baggage
allowance.
19.5 On flights where medical oxygen is permitted, you will be
charged for the service and supply of medical oxygen
(and you will be required to be accompanied by an
attendant).
19.6 We reserve the right to cease accepting Passengers who
must travel on a stretcher on any flight.
Carriage of you and your Baggage is also provided in
accordance with certain other regulations and
conditions applying to or adopted by us. These
regulations and conditions are important and may vary
from time to time. They may concern:
(a) the carriage of unaccompanied minors;
(b) passengers with a disability;
(c) pregnant women and sick passengers;
(d) restrictions on use of electronic devices and
items;
(e) the on board consumption of alcoholic
beverages; or
(f) any other matters relating to the carriage of
you or your Baggage that is regarded by us
or by a regulatory body to be important to
such carriage.
For any enquiries, please contact:
Group Legal Practice
Level 1, Administration Building, Southern Support Zone (SSZ),
Kuala Lumpur International Airport KLIA,
64000 Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
ARTICLE 20: OTHER CONDITIONS
ARTICLE 19: PASSENGERS WITH A DISABILITY