Airline Liability

Scenario:
Beach Air Corp is a scheduled air carrier serving the southeastern US, Bahamas and Caribbean islands with
regional turboprop aircraft. One morning, two Beach Air flights are boarding passengers on the regional airline
ramp at Orlando, FL. One flight is non-stop to Key West, FL and the other is non-stop to Nassau, Bahamas.
As the passengers are walking from the terminal building to the ramp to board, a Beach Air ramp worker who is
driving too fast loses control of a tug pulling a baggage cart and collides with one Key West-bound passenger
and one Nassau-bound passenger, injuring both. Both injured passengers are Orlando residents who left home
this morning planning to enjoy a week at the beach in their respective destinations, then fly directly home.
Analyze and evaluate Beach Air’s potential legal liability for each passenger’s injuries.