Ebola...fears hit airlines in the wallet

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http://www.independent.co.uk/travel...fears-hit-airlines-in-the-wallet-9780559.html

The risk of the disease places airlines in a difficult legal position. While British Airways reserves the right to turn a passenger away if it ?reasonably believes? their health presents a risk to others on the aircraft, legislation in some countries prohibits airlines from discriminating against a passenger with a disability - a term that includes a person with a communicable disease.

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Under the Montreal Convention, which governs international flying, airlines are liable to pay compensation in the event of an accident, which includes transmission of a disease on board a plane.