The "smooth flow of passengers" is in jeopardy due to the existential issues the spread of the COVID-19 virus brought to the worldwide aviation sector. Because of this, it may be appropriate to revisit the key instruments of private international aviation law in order to define the new normal that develops when global travel limitations are removed. Courts in one side have strictly interpreted "accident" under Article 17 to entail an incident that must result from "those dangers that are distinctive of air travel. But there is a lot of grey area existing.