Asiana Airlines on Sunday said it was offering an initial compensation payment worth USD 10,000 to all surviving passengers on board a plane that crashed in San Francisco last month killing three people.
The South Korean airline recently started offering the cash to help the 288 surviving passengers meet urgent medical expenses and other needs before final compensation amounts are decided later, an Asiana spokeswoman told AFP.
‘This is a minimum payment we are offering for all passengers, regardless of whether they were injured or not,’ she said, adding the amount will be deducted from the total compensation once it is decided. Those who were relatively unharmed and whose ultimate compensation may come to less than USD 10,000 will still be allowed to keep the rest of the money, she added. The latest offer is not a settlement, the spokeswoman added.
The South Korean airline recently started offering the cash to help the 288 surviving passengers meet urgent medical expenses and other needs before final compensation amounts are decided later, an Asiana spokeswoman told AFP.
‘This is a minimum payment we are offering for all passengers, regardless of whether they were injured or not,’ she said, adding the amount will be deducted from the total compensation once it is decided. Those who were relatively unharmed and whose ultimate compensation may come to less than USD 10,000 will still be allowed to keep the rest of the money, she added. The latest offer is not a settlement, the spokeswoman added.