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Lufthansa readies compensation for Germanwings crash

Lufthansa readies compensation for Germanwings crash

By REUTERS

A Lufthansa cargo aircraft carrying the victims of the Germanwings flight 4U 9525 plane disaster is seen after landing at Barcelona airport, in Prat de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain June 15, 2015. REUTERS/Files

FRANKFURT:  Deutsche Lufthansa plans to make offers of compensation in the coming days to the families of those killed in the crash of a Germanwings jet in the French Alps in late March, a spokesman for the airline said on Sunday. Germany's biggest airline has already paid immediate financial assistance of up to 50,000 euros per victim in the crash, in which 150 people were killed.