If you are contemplating filing a lawsuit, nothing will prohibit you from filing here in the United States, assuming of course, that you are a citizen/resident. But I would be surprised if the conditions of the carrier's frequent flier program did not attempt to contractually fix venue for litigation (or arbitration) in their home forum. That said, in order to get the lawsuit dismissed, the defendant carrier will have to assert forum non conveniens grounds and convince a court here that its forum selection clause is not unconscionable, a position that is not always tenable. If you really want to get a flavor for the legal issue involved, check out the Supreme Court's opinion in Carnival Cruise Lines v. Shute, 499 US 585 (1991). Good luck!

[This message has been edited by cAAl (edited 10-21-2003).]