C.F.R. » Title 14 » CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS) › SUBCHAPTER A—ECONOMIC REGULATIONS › PART 254—DOMESTIC BAGGAGE LIABILITY

14 C.F.R. § 254.4

Carrier liability

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On any flight segment using large aircraft, or on any flight segment that is included on the same ticket as another flight segment that uses large aircraft, an air carrier shall not limit its liability for provable direct or consequential damages resulting from the disappearance of, damage to, or delay in delivery of a passenger's personal property, including baggage, in its custody to an amount less than $4,700 for each passenger.

[72 FR 3943, Jan. 29, 2007, as amended at 73 FR 70592, Nov. 21, 2008; 78 FR 14914, Mar. 8, 2013; 80 FR 30147, May 27, 2015; Doc. No. DOT-OST-2020-0251, 86 FR 2539, Jan. 13, 2021; 89 FR 84819, Oct. 24, 2024]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1985–2010 · leading case: Casas v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 304 F.3d 517 (5th Cir. 2002).
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Casas v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 304 F.3d 517 (5th Cir. 2002). · cites it 9× “See 14 C.F.R. § 254.4 . The court also held that federal law rendered void certain provisions of American’s contract of carriage that held American harmless from liability for loss to valuable items such as cameras.”
Onoh v. Nw. Airlines, Inc., 613 F.3d 596 (5th Cir. 2010). “9 (2010) (remedy for denied boarding due to overselling of flights); 14 C.F.R. § 254.4 (2010) (remedy for mishandling of domestic baggage).”
Stone v. Cont'l Airlines, 10 Misc. 3d 811 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “Under 14 CFR 254.4, an airline may be liable for “provable direct or consequential damages” for lost, destroyed, or delayed baggage up to the amount of $2,800 per passenger for domestic flights (see, discussing applicable law for claim when amount was $1,250 per passenger,…”
DiFiore v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 483 F. Supp. 2d 121 (D. Mass. 2007). “14 C.F.R. § 254.4 ; see also 14 C.F.R. § 254.”
In Re Nantucket Aircraft Maint. Co., 54 B.R. 86 (Bankr. D. Mass. 1985). “See 14 C.F.R. § 254.4 (1985). No such regulation was in effect at the time of the loss complained of in the present case.”
Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Barnard, 799 So. 2d 208 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001). “14 C.F.R. § 254.4 provides: "In any flight segment using large aircraft, or on any flight segment that is included on the same ticket as another flight segment that uses large aircraft, an air carrier shall not limit its liability for provable direct or consequential damages…”
Casas v. Am. Airlines, I (5th Cir. 2002). · cites it 9× “See 14 C.F.R. § 254.4 . The court also held that federal law rendered void certain provisions of American’s contract of carriage that held American harmless from liability for loss to valuable items such as cameras.”
Anjum Malik v. Cont'l Airlines, Inc., 369 F. App'x 588 (5th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “Malik’s further argument that Continental’s liability exclusion is invalid because it violates 14 C.F.R. § 254.4 is also foreclosed by this court’s precedent.”
Hawaiian Airlines v. Am. Samoa Gov't ex rel. Uikirifi, 13 Am. Samoa 2d 5 (1989). · cites it 2× “First, Hawaiian’s argument overlooks 14 C.F.R. § 254.4 (1984). This section provides in pertinent part that: *9 Id.”
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