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Japan Airlines Vs. Jesus Simangan

JAPAN AIRLINES, Petitioner, versus JESUS SIMANGAN, Respondent.

G.R. No. 170141 | 2008-04-22

D E C I S I O N


REYES, R.T., J.:

WHEN an airline issues a ticket to a passenger confirmed on a particular flight on a certain date, a contract of carriage arises, and the passenger has every right to expect that he would fly on that flight and on that date. If he does not, then the carrier opens itself to a suit for breach of contract of carriage.[1]

The power to admit or not an alien into the country is a sovereign act which cannot be interfered with even by Japan Airlines (JAL).[2]

In this petition for review on certiorari,[3] petitioner JAL appeals the: (1) Decision[4] dated May 31, 2005 of the Court of Appeals (CA) ordering it to...