Air France to compensate families of plane crash victims
13:38, 20 June 2009
PARIS. June 20. KAZINFORM. Air France announced Friday that it will pay about 17,500 euros (about 24,000 U.S. dollars) as an initial compensation to the families of the victims of the Flight 447 air crash on June 1; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
"We are going to be very focused on a first advance that will be paid out to each victim about 17,500 euros," Air France Chief Executive Pierre-Henri Gourgeon said on RTL radio.
According to Gougeon, Air France's lawyers are in contact in many different countries with the victims' families about this advance payment.
He added that the airline was also considering organizing a memorial for all the victims; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com for full version.