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Case ID: 3192 | Miscellaneous | 03/01/2004
A class action has been filed against World Airways, Inc., Ritetime Aviation and Travel Services, Inc., and Peter Obafemi on behalf of all persons holding World Airways tickets for travel from the United States to Nigeria in the period between November 4, 2003, and January 31, 2004 and who were not transported to their destinations on schedule. The action alleges that World Airways completely ceased flight operations to Nigeria, abandoning passengers with round trip tickets and leaving the majority of them stranded in Lagos, Nigeria, for over three weeks, violating federal air transportation laws. The action seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
The action alleges that World Airways violated U. S. Federal laws and regulations governing air transportation and concealed this conduct from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Specifically, the department’s regulations: (1) require that charter airlines honor the international round trip tickets of passenger they transport to destinations outside the United States; (2) mandate an escrow system for protection of passenger ticket payments; (3) prohibit cancellation of flights within clearly specified time frames; (4) impose an affirmative duty on carriers to perform due diligence on the charter operators with whom they contract; and (5) impose an affirmative duty on carriers to ensure that a tour operator's conduct and flight operations are operated in accordance with the department’s regulations. These regulations were instituted to protect travelers from precisely the types of problems the plaintiffs allegedly suffered. The action alleges that the airline stranded over 1,000 people in Nigeria. Among those named in the action are numerous physicians, a NASA employee, and a New York journalist, all of whom were expected back when their travel schedules indicated. The company allegedly failed to deliver luggage properly on the first leg of the trip, and simply abandoned the travelers before their return to the U.S. Those who were able to arrange travel back to the States had to do so out of their own pockets. While in the airport in Lagos, passengers were allegedly offered no food or accommodations. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Miscellaneous Cases of Interest Locklear Electric of Wood River filed the suit February 25, alleging it received one or more unsolicited faxes from National Association of Preferred Providers advertising the availability of health care insurance.
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