Now, victims and their families will receive a higher compensation for international flight accidents in Nepal\u2019s air base, following Nepal\u2019s membership with the Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99).<\/p>\n
To accelerate this process, Nepal Tourism Ministry forwarded a draft bill to Nepal Cabinet \u2013 Economic and Infrastructure Committee (EIC), which has now been accepted.<\/p>\n
Tourism Secretary Krishna Prasad Devkota informed that the committee has accepted the draft and will be passing it to the Cabinet. \u201cAfter the Cabinet\u2019s go-ahead, it will be tabled in Parliament,\u201d adds Devkota.<\/p>\n
About the Montreal Convention 1999<\/strong> Compared to the Warsaw Convention, the MC 99 states that a higher compensation be awarded to accident victims following international flight<\/a> accidents.<\/p>\n The convention has signaled a provision of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) worth USD 113,100 equal to USD 158,565 for each passenger and approximately Rs. 17.44 million as per the Nepali Rupee. But the situation pertains to whether or not the damage was caused due the airline\u2019s negligence.<\/p>\n History of Pacts<\/strong>
\nThe Montreal Convention 1999 is a multilateral treaty adopted post a diplomatic meeting of ICAO member states in 1999.<\/p>\n
\nNepali airlines are controlled by the Warsaw Convention 1929, which prescribed compensation for death or injury at USD 8,300 per passenger. The compensation was further increased to USD 20,000 following \u2018The Hague Protocol\u2019 treaty signed in 1955.<\/p>\n