Supreme Court of the United States March 4, 1985, 83-1785 (Air France v. Saks)

Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention

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makes air carriers liable for injuries sustained by a passenger “if the accident which caused the damage so sustained took place on board the aircraft or in the course of any of the operations of embarking or disembarking.” We granted certiorari, 469 U. S.