Germanwings victims families could be awarded millions for crash

Families Of Germanwings Victims Could Receive Millions

Via DailyMail

Relatives of Germanwings killer Andreas Lubitz could receive multi-million pound compensation settlements if they can prove that Lufthansa knew about the co-pilot’s mental health difficulties.

Sicknotes found at Lubitz’s apartment in Dusseldorf by German police could form a key part of any legal case launched by the families.

Legal experts claim that the level of awareness the passengers had in advance of the crash would also influence any compensation payments.

German newspaper Bild reported that Lufthansa’s Aeromedical Centre has passed internal documents to investigating authorities which claimed that Lubitz suffered from depression and anxiety during training and went through a ‘serious depressive episode’.

Lufthansa, which owns Germanwings, has so far refused to comment on whether they had any concerns over Lubitz’s mental health.

Ordinarily, the families of air disasters are entitled to a maximum of around £100,000 under international agreements. But if a family decides to sue, this figure could rise dramatically depending on the degree of negligence by the airline and the level of awareness their loved ones would have had on their impending doom.

As well as looking at Lubitz, lawyers for the families could question the airline’s policy of not requiring at least two crew on the flight deck at all times once the aircraft is airborne.

We’re sure no amount of money in the world will make up for the fact that these poor folks no longer have their loved ones. That said, we hope they bleed Lufthansa/Germanwings for every red cent that they can.

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