Raise compensation for lost or damaged baggage

TWO PORCELAIN BOWLS, which the owner claims were worth about 260 million yuan ($39 million), were broken when he was transporting them on a flight from Shanghai to Tianjin in March. The airline says it will compensate him at its fixed rate of 100 yuan per kilogram because they were in the baggage and not declared as valuables or fragile articles. Beijing News commented on Monday:

It is understandable that the law limits the compensation for lost or damaged baggage to 100 yuan per kilogram or less, as air delivery is not without risks.

However, according to the law on civil aviation, the limited compensation does not apply to passengers whose luggage is damaged through carelessness by the carrier.