20 b. Failure to State a Cause of Action

b) Despite a warning from the police that an attempt to" hijack a PAL plane will be made in the following week, the airline did not take extra precautions, such as frisking of passengers, for fear of being accused of violating human rights. Two days later, an armed hijacker did attempt to hijack a PAL flight to Cebu. Although he was subdued by the other passengers, he managed to fire a shot which hit and killed a female passenger. The victim's parents sued the airline for breach of contract, and the airline raised the defense of force majeure. Is the airline liable or not? (2%)