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British Airways Lost Luggage

Date Filed: September 5, 2007

Court: US District Court

Location: Seattle

Ticker Symbol: NYSE:BAB

SEATTLE - When does an airline's mishandling of luggage cease to be a major inconvenience and become an actionable, legal issue? According to three U.S. travelers, British Airways (NYSE: BAB) has crossed that line, and they have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit to prove it.

Washington-state residents Donald and Joan Smith and Aydan Kayserili of Milwaukee, Wis. today claimed that the world's second largest international airline violated provisions of the Montreal Convention, which governs how airlines handle passenger baggage.

If the court approves the case as a class-action, it would represent tens of thousands of travelers who have experienced what the suit claims is reckless handling of passenger luggage, and would award them actual losses not limited to the $1,500 cap British Airways invokes.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:

November 13, 2007 - HBSS filed an amended complaint that names an additional 10 plaintiffs and expands on the allegations that British Air acted recklessly when it lost more than one million items of passenger baggage over the past year.

The original proposed class-action suit was filed September 5, 2007. To view the amended complaint please click here.