Drones at the airport – force majeure or not?

Drone activity near airports is no longer uncommon, it is already affecting flight operations and passenger travel plans across Europe. As a result, questions are increasingly being raised about how such situations should be assessed from a legal perspective. 

Technological developments are also reshaping the traditional understanding of force majeure. Alongside natural disasters and political events, technological incidents are now emerging more frequently. Drone-related disruptions are one such example, raising new questions about how airline liability should be assessed in practice. 

WALLESS Junior Associate Karīna Deksne, in a publication by iTiesības, analyses when such disruptions may qualify as force majeure and what this means for passengers’ rights to compensation. 

Read the full article in Latvian: here://shorturl.at/t1cw2