Precision Air starts compensation process
What you need to know:
- Precision Air has started setting a stage for compensation for those who were involved in the plane crash that happened a week ago, the airline said on Monday.
Dar es Salaam. Precision Air has started setting a stage for compensation for those who were involved in the plane crash that happened a week ago, the airline said on Monday.
The plane with 39 passengers and four crew members, which plunged into Lake Victoria on Sunday in Bukoba at 8.53am as it flew in from Dar es Salaam, claimed the lives of 19 people, with 24 reported to have survived.
The airline’s managing director and CEO, Mr Patrick Mwanri, said they had already contacted the relatives of the deceased and casualties to prepare the required documents.
Mr Mwanri was speaking during a press conference on the updates about the accident.
“We have started following the due procedures. We have already communicated with those who are involved so that they can know what is needed from them,” recounted the Precision Air boss.
Relatives of people killed in the crash of a Precision Air plane could potentially receive at least $129,000 (about Sh300 million) for each victim if they follow the right compensation procedure in accordance with international best practices governing the aviation industry, according to experts.
But officials from Precision Air told The Citizen that the amount to be paid will be determined by the findings of the investigation of the accident.
The team of seven investigators, which includes technical advisers from Franco-Italian plane maker ATR---the manufacturer of the crashed plane, and the French Accident Investigation Authority, arrived in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday last week.
The Citizen understands that the team of investigators, which include three from the French Accident Investigation Authority and the other four from ATR, landed at the accident scene on Wednesday of the same week.
