Air India to begin final settlement process

Dubai: Indian national carrier Air India (AI) will soon start the process for final settlement of compensation to the families of the Mangalore air crash, the airline has said.
The National Aviation Council of India, the parent company of the airline, had disbursed the interim compensation to the families of 151 victims and eight survivors on board the ill-fated Air India Express flight that crashed on May 22. In fact, 158 people had lost their lives in the crash. A spokesperson for the airline in New Delhi confirmed to Khaleej Times that the airline has received many claims for final settlement, the process for which is likely to start very soon.
“At the time of disbursing the interim relief, a form for final claim was also handed over to all concerned and they were requested to submit them to the solicitor dealing with the matter. Till date, we have received 63 forms for final settlement and this process is likely to start very soon,” the spokesperson said in an emailed response to questions.
The airline is, however, yet to hand over the interim compensation to the one remaining family based in Dubai. “The one remaining claim will be disbursed in Dubai as they could not visit India,” the spokesperson said.
Air India is currently preparing a catalogue of unidentified items including gold and other precious items recovered from the site by the police. The airline said in a press statement that it will request the families of the victims to provide the details of yellow metal/gold items so that they can be matched with the catalogue before handing them over to the rightful owners.
19/07/10 Sajila Saseendran/Khaleej Times

To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline

Categories: Airports Jul 2010, Foreign Jul 2010, NACIL Jul 2010, Safety Jul 2010