Several
relatives of victims of the Germanwings crash have rejected an offer
from the airline of 25,000 euros compensation for their suffering and
loss.One of the lawyer’s representing the victims families,
Christof Wellens, said he had notified the German carrier’s parent
company Lufthansa that the offer was inadequate.
“With the one-sided
actions by Lufthansa and Germanwings you achieve nothing. There must
be cooperation with the relatives and there are international
standards. There were aircraft accidents in other countries, such as
Air France’s Concorde or even other airplanes that crashed. There
you can measure it and you feel treated unfairly, when it’s been
measured differently to other disasters.”Another lawyer
representing the 34 families said they were seeking a six-figure sum
and that scope of those eligible for compensation should be
widened.Lufthansa has offered a payment of 25,000 euros, plus 10,000
euros for each immediate next of kin. This is on top of a 50,000
eurospayment made to families immediately after the crash to cover
any material costs.The
March crash killed 150 people, including the pilot, who prosecutors
say deliberately downed the plane.
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