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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

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