Rites for the victims
Phuket airport officials attend a merit-making ceremony near the runway yesterday. Behind them is the covered wreckage of the ill-fated One-Two-Go airliner, which has been moved from the actual accident site further up the runway. — APICHIT JINAKUL
Airline begins compensation payments
Phuket – One-Two-Go, operator of the airliner which crashed in bad weather Sunday, has paid the first compensation to relatives of those who died in the air crash at Phuket International Airport.
Phuket deputy governor Vorapot Rajsima met with One-Two-Go airline executives Wednesday on compensating relatives of the dead.
The airline agreed to pay 100,000 baht to the family of each victim. More than 10 relatives of the dead victims received the money from the airlines, but they will later receive more -- about five million baht -- from the insurer.
Relatives of Kaninnart Martmuang, one of 89 passengers killed in the air crash, said the compensation payment was delayed. They said they received an initial sum of 20,000 baht in compensation.
Meanwhile, out of 89 bodies, 41 bodies including 36 Thai nationals and five foreigners were returned to their relatives.
All 32 bodies of Thai passengers and 26 bodies of other nationalities have been identified while the remaining 31 bodies of international passengers remain unidentified as forensic officials are waiting for evidence from their relatives. (TNA)
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