Posted on: 04-05-05 12:26:03
My bag was lost by the airline carrier, returned after two days in damaged condition. It wasn't repaired, replaced nor was I compensated for the loss of time and money by the airline office in India. After coming back I wrote a letter to the airline demanding a compensation. They wrote back to me and offered me a compensation of $ 100 as I donot have any receipts for damages and lost items. $ 100 is not acceptable to me and I want to get a suitable compensation for loss of my time, money and problems i faced as a result.
Can someone advise me on how can I go about from here. Can I hire a lawyer ? or can i get some legal help from government or should i just accept the $ 100 compensation ...please advise
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If you have not lost anything valuable, Just accept the 100$ and move on ..
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Orginally posted by Chalte Raho
Can I hire a lawyer ? or can i get some legal help from government or should i just accept the $ 100 compensation ...please advise
IMO
I don't know how much help a lawyer could give you in terms of getting a better compensation. But keep in mind, fees for hiring a lawyer should be less than compensation you receive. Else it's not worth the hassle.
I've gone thru this when I returned from India back in 1999. Air India lost one of my bags. It took them around 4 months to finally compensate me. Since it was a lost baggage I was reimbursed @ $20/ Kg subject to max. of 32 Kgs. But had to go thru a lot of hassle to get that compensation. Your case is slightly different than mine.
These days airlines don't compensate for damaged bags ie. wheels/handle broken etc. It's printed in black-n-white,
I would just accept the $100 for now.
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Reiki Grand Master
you could consult a lawyer for 1/2 hr to an hr for about $200.
THe question is...do you feel lucky?
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