"All passengers of the ill-fated Sukhoi were covered by insurance."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The representative office of Russia`s Sukhoi company said here on Friday that the aircraft manufacturer would provide compensation to the families of the victims of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane that crashed on Mount Salak recently.
"All passengers of the ill-fated Sukhoi were covered by insurance, so we will provide compensation to the families of the victims, based on regulations," Pinobradov Igor, Deputy 1 of Sukhoi Aircraft Company, told a press conference at Halim Perdanakusuma airport here on Friday.
But he did not mention the amount of compensation.
Meanwhile, Sunaryo, consultant of Sukhoi distributor PT Trimarga Rekatama, said the company was now handling insurance claims for the crash victims. There were 35 Indonesian citizens, one Frenchman, one US citizens, and four Russians.
He added his company sent out two teams to collect data on the families of the victims, which was an insurance requirement.
(Uu.A014/INE/KR-BSR)
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