17. Flight schedule
17.1. Departure (arrival) time and aircraft type indicated in the air ticket, flight schedule and other
issued schedules of the Airline are not guaranteed, and are not considered mandatory term of
transportation agreement. The Airline is entitled to change flight departure time with timely notice to
Passenger. The Airline is entitled to change aircraft type without prior notice to Passenger.
17.2. The Airline should take all necessary measures to avoid any delays in transportation of a Passenger
and his/her baggage. In case of force majeure (including adverse weather conditions, emergency in the
airspace, strikes, riots, civil disorders, embargo, wars, war actions, violation of peace, unsettled
international relations, technical problems, or other obstacles that actually threaten or pervert performing
safe flights), the Airline is entitled to cancel or delay flight without prior notice to Passengers, as well as to
cancel prior confirmed booking.
17.3. If in case of force majeure the Airline:
- cancels and does not perform flight within the reasonable terms indicated in the flight schedule, or on
air ticket, or
- does not provide a seat on flight according to prior confirmed booking, or
- does not stop at the agreed stop or destination point, or
- causes Passenger’s belated boarding to the next connection flight for which Passenger has
confirmed booking, and which is pointed in the same ticket as the previous flight;
Then the Airline is obliged to (on Passenger’s option):
1) Carry the Passenger on its next flight, where free seat is available, and in the service class paid by the
Passenger
2) Carry the Passenger to the destination point on another route by its flights, or flights of other Carrier, or
3) Arrange Passenger’s transportation by other vehicles, except taxi, or
4) Pay back all costs in the prescribed manner.
The Airline shall not have any other
obligations.
17.4. If in case of internal circumstances (lack of alternate aircrafts) the Airline
- cancels and does not perform flight within the reasonable terms indicated in the flight schedule, or on
air ticket, or
- does not provide a seat on flight according to prior confirmed booking, or
- does not stop at the agreed stop or destination point, or
- causes Passenger’s belated boarding to the next connection flight for which Passenger has
confirmed booking, and which is pointed in the same ticket as the previous flight;
Then the Airline is obliged to (on Passenger’s option):
1) Carry the Passenger on its next flight, or
2) Carry the Passenger to the destination point on another route by its flights, or flights of other Carrier,
or
3) Arrange Passenger’s transportation by other vehicles, except taxi, or
4) Pay back all costs in the prescribed manner. If Passengers are waiting for transportation, arrange
for his/her service in accordance with paragraph 18.3.3.
17.5. The Airline cannot demand the payment of differentials and additional duties due to such changes
in transportation; however if the passenger fare and transportation fare for excess baggage carriage on
the changed route are lower than the paid amount, the difference may be paid back to Passenger.
17.6. The Airline is not responsible for the mistakes and omissions in the flight schedule, and other
issued flight schedule of other Carriers, not indicated in the air ticket.
17.7. The Airline bears no responsibility if due to delay of the Airline’s flight the transit connection with
the other airline’s flight not indicated in the route of the air ticket was broken.
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