Almost three years after crash of a Germanwings machine in Alps with a total of 150 deaths, members have once again raised serious accusations against Germanwings parent company Lufthansa. In a letter addressed to Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, y accuse group of a "strategy of tarts making and threats" and deplore lack of compensation from ir point of view.
Dealing with survivors of crash is "blackmail", it is said in letter about which both star and West German General newspaper had reported. For example, victims and relatives would have to sign a declaration to waive processes and furr claims against Lufthansa for a furr cost-taking of psychorapeutic treatments – allegations that surviving lawyer Elmar Giemulla has already At end of 2017.
Anor point of criticism in current letter of relatives is amount of compensation – lump sum 25,000 euros per victim and 10,000 euros each for close relatives because of pain suffered. In many cases, this does not mean to cover loss of earnings, according to Stern and WAZ in letter. Lufthansa's "rigid stance" is "humiliating". Not even grave care will be covered with it.
This accusation was rejected by a Lufthansa spokesman: In addition to pain payments of flat 25,000 and 10,000 euros to next members as an unbureaucratic advance after crash, airline also raised 50,000 euros per death toll and took over Additional treatment costs are optional. "In most cases, payments in Germany amounted to more than 100,000 euros per victim," said speaker, who basically confirmed receipt of letter. Lufthansa was in dialogue with survivors, he added.
On 24 March 2015, co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had crashed Germanwings flight 4U9525 over French Alps. Later it turned out that he had been in psychiatric treatment for some time before accident. He was allowed to fly with a special permit from Lufthansa, which declared it suitable. The survivors refore also accuse group of "organizational failures in ir medical surveillance system". They would have made it possible for a person who was mentally ill to work as a pilot.
Date Of Update: 03 February 2018, 12:03
