by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 29, 2015 | 9525, Featured, germanwings |
Thanks to Flynet (I’m enroute from FRA to home in the states), I’m seeing German newspaper Bild Am Sonntag is reporting that the Copilot who crashed Germanwings flight 9525 may have been suffering with a detached retina, which may have led to the depression that he was said to be dealing with.
German media is also reporting that investigators had found a number of medications in his apartment that are used for the treatment of depression and that he had been treated by a number of psychiatrists and neurologists.
In these same reports, Police are said to have found notes written by the copilot that suggest evidence of ‘Severe Overstress Syndrome’.
It also appears that the identity of 50 victims has been established. Investigators are using DNA samples taken from family members of the victims in order to establish their identity.
State Prosecutors in Dusseldorf are expected to provide updates at some point on Monday.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 29, 2015 | Featured, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
AEGEAN:
Athens – Riyadh 2x/week launch has been pushed back to July 20. Original launch date was to be May 11.
Athens – Tallinn effective June 19 will BEGIN 1x/week service.
Athens – Tallinn effective August 3 will increase from 1x/week to 2x/week.
AIR CHINA:
Beijing – Addis Ababa effective October 26 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Beijing – Hakodate effective July 3 will BEGIN 2x/week service.
Beijing – Johannesburg effective August 3 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
AIR NEW ZEALAND:
Auckland – Buenos Aires effective December 1 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
ASIANA:
Seoul (ICN) – Bangkok effective between July 20 and August 22 will increase from 7x/week to 11x/week.
Seoul (ICN) – Rome effective June 30 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
EVA:
Kaohsiung – Fukuoka effective March 31 will BEGIN 2x/week service.
Kaohsiung – Fukuoka effective between July 1 and August 31, 2015 will increase from 2x/week to 5/week
Taipei – Guam effective July 1 to July 31 will increase from 2x/week to 5x week.
Taipei -Guam effective August 1 will decrease from 5x/week to 4x/week.
Taipei – Okayama effective April 16 will BEGIN 2x/week service.
SINGAPORE:
Singapore – Istanbul effective June 17 will increase from 6x/week to 7x/week.
Singapore – Sydney effective July 30 will increase from 28x/week to 31x/week.
THAI:
Bangkok – Macau effective May 16 is CANCELLED.
TURKISH:
Ankara – Geneva effective July 2 will BEGIN 1/x week service.
Bodrum – Geneva effective July 3 will BEGIN 1x/week service.
Istanbul (IST) – Basra effective March 30 will increase from 7x/week to 10x/week.
Istanbul (IST) – Graz effective June 22 will BEGIN 4x/week service.
Istanbul (IST) – London (LHR) effective October 25 will increase from 31x/week to 37x/week.
UNITED:
San Francisco – Shanghai has delayed launch from May 6 until July 15, 2015.
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by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 28, 2015 | 9525, Featured, germanwings |
Lufthansa moved quickly to provide families of those lost in flight 9525 with financial assistance to help bridge economic gaps that may have been caused by the loss of their loved ones. The initial gesture by Lufthansa will provide €50,000 ($54,450.00) in the interim while the investigation continues and before any settlements are enter into.
KEEP IN MIND this is not the end of Lufthansa’s commitment to help victims. This is simply a bit of money to help families continue to meet their overhead and maintain some semblance of a lifestyle while going through this difficult process.
At some point in the future, it is likely that settlements will be reach with each family and settlements will typically be made on a case by case basis, taking into account the victims earnings, age and what I’ll refer to as Human Life Value —- the financial value of someone’s life to a family based on economic contribution, age of surviving family members, size of family, family structure etc. It is a complex formula with a myriad of criteria and needs to be done on a case by case basis.
From what I understand, each family will be able to adjudicate their claim in the country of the victim’s residence. This is an important aspect since laws governing liability, settlements, etc. vary greatly between countries which in turn will determine what will be done for each family. This is just the first step in a lengthy procedure and typically these settlements are negotiated privately and sums are usually kept confidential.
