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Old Mar 6, 2020, 6:18 pm
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percysmith
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Originally Posted by Hawk777
Don't see it as breach of contract apart from of the traveller as the company is still providing the service purchased
IANAL but isn't the contract void on this specific passenger because of contract frustration?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_cases and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_majeure#Common_law - while airline usually avoid any purpose of contract like the plague, even the most basic air ticket cannot disclaim an implied purpose that the passenger, a national of Japan, will be able to fly from Korea to destination. Once quarantine is imposed, that's frustration.
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