Air Canada Flight 624 Crash-Landing Class Action Settlement
Air Canada, Nav Canada, and Halifax International Airport Authority · Air Canada Flight 624 passenger air transportation · Settlement Reached
About this case
The class action concerns injuries suffered by passengers when Air Canada Flight 624 struck power lines and landed short of the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in March 2015. The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia approved a $18,075,000 settlement involving Air Canada, Nav Canada, and the Halifax International Airport Authority; the settlement includes legal fees and expenses and does not admit liability.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Air Canada, Nav Canada, and Halifax International Airport Authority
- Product or service
- Air Canada Flight 624 passenger air transportation
- Case name
- Air Canada Flight 624 Passenger Class Action
- Court case number
- Hfx. No. 438657
- Case status
- Settlement Reached
- Lawsuit type
- Other
- Reported harm
- Other
Participation information
Court-approved settlement distribution
Passengers and other class members with claims arising from the March 2015 Flight 624 crash landing may be covered by the court-approved settlement.
Compensation is to be distributed under a court-approved distribution protocol following individual valuation of class members' claims. The article does not specify whether a claim form or other action is required.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Total settlement amount
- $18,075,000
- Payout
- Distribution under a court-approved protocol based on an individual valuation of each class member's claim.
- Reported proof requirement
- Unclear
Settlement Claim
Passengers aboard Air Canada Flight AC624 when it crashed while landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport on 2015-03-29 are eligible, excluding on-duty flight crew and people who validly opted out of the class action.
No claim form needs to be submitted. The court-appointed administrator will circulate the settlement approval notice and provide each class member with a summary of their individual compensation valuation. Class members should contact the administrator if they need to update their mailing address.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Status
- No action required
- Payout
- Eligible class members receive individualized compensation from the settlement distribution. The amount varies according to the court-approved valuation of each person's injuries and losses; no uniform per-claim amount is stated. The settlement amount reported by the administrator is in Canadian dollars, so no US-dollar amount is returned.
- Reported proof requirement
- Yes
Sources
- Air Canada Flight 624 Crash-Landing Class Action Settlement
www.theepochtimes.com ·
- Air Canada Flight 624 Crash-Landing Class Action Settlement
Barchart.com ·