British Airways v. CA

BRITISH AIRWAYS V. CA, G.R. No. 121824, January 29, 1998 FACTS: • a!"an# $%&#$%$ "o '#(#" !#( r%)a"#'%( r%)a"#'%( #n Bo*+ay, In$#a. H% o+"a#n%$ (%r'#&%( o r. Gu*ar "o -r%-ar% !#( "ra'%) -)an(. T!% )a""%r -ur&!a(%$ a "#&%" ro* Br#"#(! A#r/ay( 0BA. • S#n&% BA !a$ no $#r%&" #3!"( ro* ro* an#)a "o Bo*+ay, a!"an# !a$ "o "a% a #3!" "o Hon3on3 '#a 5A6, an$ u-on arr#'a) #n H !% !a$ "o "a% a &onn%&"#n3 #3!" "o Bo*+ay on +oar$ BA. • a!"an# &!%&%$ &!%&%$ #n a" "!% 5A6 &oun"%r #n an#)a !#( 2 -#%&%( o )u33a3% )u33a3% &on"a#n#n3 !#( &)o"!#n3 an$ -%r(ona) %7%&"(, &on$%n" "!a" u-on r%a&!#n3 H, "!% (a*% /ou)$ +% "ran(%rr%$ "o "!% BA #3!" +oun$ or Bo*+ay. • W!%n a!"an# arr#'%$ arr#'%$ #n Bo*+ay, !% $#(&o'%r%$ "!a" !#( )u33a3% )u33a3% /a( *#((#n3 an$ "!a" u-on #nu#ry ro* "!% BA r%-r%(%n"a"#'%(, !% /a( "o)$ "!a" "!% (a*% *#3!" +% $#'%r"%$ "o 6on$on. A"%r on% /%%, BA na))y a$'#(%$ !#* "o )% a &)a#* +y a&&o*-)#(!#n3 "!% 5ro-%r"y Irr%3u)ar#"y R%-or". • Ba& #n "!% 5!#)#--#n%(, a!"an# a!"an# )%$ !#( &)a#* or $a*a3%( a3a#n(" BA an$ r. r. Gu*ar. BA &on"%n$%$ "!a" a!"an# $#$ no" !a'% &au(% o a&"#on a3a#n(" #". BA a)(o )%$ a "!#r$ -ar"y &o*-)a#n" a3a#n(" 5A6 a))%3#n3 "!a" "!% r%a(on or "!% non"ran(%r o "!% )u33a3% /a( $u% "o "!% )a""%r;( )a"% arr#'a) #n H, "!u( )%a'#n3 !ar$)y any "#*% or "!% -ro-%r "ran(%r o a!"an#;( )u33a3% "o "!% BA a#r&ra" +oun$ or  or Bo*+ay Bo* +ay.. • 5A6 $#(&)a#*%$ )#a+#)#"y ar3u#n3 ar3u#n3 "!a" "!%r% /a( a$%ua"% a$%ua"% "#*% "o "ran(%r "!% )u33a3% "o BA a&#)#"#%( #n H. • Tr#a) &our" r%n$%r%$ r%n$%r%$ #"( $%&#(#on #n a'or o a!"an#. T!% "!#r$ -ar"y &o*-)a#n" a3a#n(" 5A6 /a( $#(*#((%$ or )a& o &au(% o a&"#on. CA aS: 1. W!%"!%r or no" BA #( )#a+)% or &o*-%n(a"ory &o*-%n(a"ory $a*a3%( $a*a3%( an$ a""orn%y;( %%(. 2. W!%"!%r or no" "!% $#(*#((a) $#(*#((a) o o "!% "!#r$ "!#r$ -ar"y &o*-)a#n" &o*-)a#n" #( &orr%&". &orr%&". H>6?: 1. Y%(. In $%"%r*#n#n3 &o*-%n(a"ory &o*-%n(a"ory $a*a3%(, #" #( '#"a) "!a" "!% &)a#*an" (a"#(a&"or#)y (a"#(a&"or#)y -ro'% $ur#n3 "!% "r#a) "!% %@#("%n&% o "!% a&"ua) +a(#( o "!% $a*a3%( an$ #"( &au(a) &onn%&"#on "o "!% $%%n$an";( a&"(. T!% +%n%"( o )#*#"%$ )#a+#)#"y ar% (u+%&" "o /a#'%r (u&! a( /!%n "!% a#r &arr#%r a#)%$ "o ra#(% "#*%)y o+%&"#on( $ur#n3 "!% "r#a) /!%n u%("#on( an$ an(/%r( r%3ar$#n3 "!% a&"ua) &)a#*( an$ $a*a3%( (u("a#n%$ +y "!% -a((%n3%r /%r% a(%$. In "!% &a(% a" +ar, BA !a$ /a#'%$ "!%

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