Question for all you legal types out there:
You have landed at an airport, possibly in another state, opened the doors, deplaned the pax and you are about to start your turn-around chores.
Under whose laws are you working - is it - 1. those of your company,
2. the country you have landed in,
3. the country the aircraft is registered in,
4. the country your company is registered in,
or is it dependent upon the arrival airport's standing orders???
I have a feeling from somewhere way back in my air law studying days that it is the law of the country you have landed in once you have opened the doors, and that this may be further restricted by the arrival airport's standing orders.
(And I believe that before you have opened the doors you are still under the jurisdiction of the departure country.)
The answer may lie in ICAO/Freedoms/Conventions/Sovereignty type documents but having had a look on the ICAO site I have not turned up anything useful!!
Can anyone help me to clarify this???
Thanks in advance,
Goon
