欧盟法院规则货物宠物是行李,将航空责任限制在标准行李赔偿范围内。 EU court rules pets in cargo are baggage, limiting airline liability to standard baggage compensation.

欧洲法院裁定,根据国际航空法,乘坐飞机载运货物的宠物在法律上被归类为行李,如果动物丢失,将航空公司的赔偿责任限制在标准行李补偿率上。 The European Court of Justice ruled that pets traveling in airplane cargo holds are legally classified as baggage under international air law, limiting airlines’ liability to standard baggage compensation rates if an animal is lost. 该决定基于2019年一宗涉及在从布宜诺斯艾利斯转移到巴塞罗那期间逃跑的狗的案件,确认在登入时没有特别声明,所有者即使对精神损失也不能要求更高程度的损害赔偿。 The decision, based on a 2019 case involving a dog that escaped during transfer from Buenos Aires to Barcelona, confirms that without a special declaration at check-in, owners cannot claim higher damages, even for emotional loss. 这项裁决虽然具有咨询意义,但开创了一个先例,即宠物不被视为乘客,其赔偿责任限额与《蒙特利尔公约》规定的非生物物品相同。 The ruling, while advisory, sets a precedent that pets are not considered passengers and are subject to the same liability limits as inanimate items under the Montreal Convention.