Coyle

We must decide whether the federal courts have jurisdiction to hear this wrongful death claim arising out of a plane crash in Indonesia that resulted in the deaths of plaintiffs parents.

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Fritz G. and Djoeminah Baden, residents of Lake Oswego, Oregon, decided to visit Indonesia in September 1997. To that end, the Badens contacted Astra World Express, Inc. (“Astra”), a Portland, Oregon travel agency, and booked the following itinerary:

Date (1997)_Flight_Carrier_

September 6_Portland to Seattle_Alaska/Horizon Airlines

September 7_Seattle to Taipei_Eva Airways_

September 8_Taipei to Jakarta_Eva Airways_

September 30_Jakarta to Singapore_Garuda Indonesia Airlines

September 30_Singapore to Taipei_Eva Airways_

September 30_Taipei to Seattle_Eva Airways_

September 30_Seattle to Portland_Alaska/Horizon Airlines

On or about September 25, 1997, while in Indonesia, the Badens purchased two tickets in Jakarta for an open-ended round trip from Jakarta to Medan 1 aboard Garu-da Indonesia Airlines (“Garuda”) 2 Flight 152, leaving Jakarta at 11:30 a.m. on September 26. The Badens paid for the tickets in Indonesian Rupiah, and the tickets were clearly labeled “DOMESTIK.” Flying…