Crash victims’ relatives may sue AI Express

Relatives of victims of the Air India Express crash say they might file a case in the UAE against the airline for not following the Montreal Convention.
In a press conference in Dubai on Wednesday, representatives of families of the victims said five months after the crash many of them have not even received a call from the commission authorised to take up the issue of compensation.
They alleged that the negotiators were bargaining with the relatives and bringing down the compensation amount in selected cases.
“While they are legally supposed to pay us a minimum of Rs7.6 million, according to the Montreal Convention, families are being offered between Rs2.5m and Rs4.5m,” said Abdul Rahman, who lost his wife and children in the crash.
The accident on May 22 near Mangalore killed 158 passengers flying from Dubai.
“The Montreal Convention authorises the families to file a case at the place where the tickets were booked. We are going to explore that option,” said Rahman.
20/10/10 Joseph George/Emirates 24-7

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