Washington: A US federal court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an India-bound passenger, Sarala Nair, against Delta Air Lines, ruling that her claim was filed too late under the Montreal Convention, the global treaty governing liability for injuries on international flights.

Nair, who was travelling from Detroit to Mumbai via Paris on February 3, 2023, alleged that a bag fell from an overhead bin and struck her on the head while Delta personnel assisted another passenger.

Her itinerary showed a scheduled arrival in Mumbai on February 5. Because she filed her lawsuit on June 20, 2025—more than four months after the treaty’s two-year deadline—her claim cannot proceed, the court held in its order dated December 2.

The case drew interest among Indian travelers in the US because the inciden

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