AGENCIES: Families who lost relatives in fatal Boeing 737 Max air crashes are set to receive about $144,500 (£116,200) each from the company in compensation.
The money comes from a $50m financial assistance fund, which Boeing announced in July.
The fund has started accepting claims, which must be submitted before 2020.
Lawyers for the victims’ families, many of whom are pursuing the company in court, have dismissed the fund as a publicity stunt.
“$144,000 doesn’t come close to compensating any of our families or any of the families,” said Nomaan Husain, a Texas-based attorney who is representing 15 families.
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