DVT not an accident under Warsaw Convention

DVT not an accident under Warsaw Convention

The onset of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) sustained during the course of or, arising out of, international carriage by air was incapable in principle of being an “accident” causing bodily injury under the Carriage by Air Act 1961 which incorporated the Warsaw Convention 1929, as amended by the Hague Protocol 1955. An airline which carried a passenger who sustained DVT was therefore not liable under those provisions.