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Anybody subsequently think this is a stupid thing? Offering money and travel vouchers while the passengers thought they were all going to die?
these passengers survived....
but its always nice to get extra money...
I read, somewhere, that the $5K is for counseling, for those seated in the immediate area of the victim.
And, that the $1K is to (hopefully) encourage them to fly, again.
I don’t think they had to sign a release, to receive the $$.
Not sure if any of this is true. If I can find link, I’ll post.
If an engine blows out and an hour later I’m on the ground picking up my rental car, nah I’m fine, thanks.
Had I been writing the letter accompanying the check, I would have considered opening the letter with a discussion of airline safety in general - and then contrast that statistical safety and convenience with the specific hazard and distress encountered on that particular flight.I would have described in general terms what was known beforehand about the possible failure of a turbine blade, and what was done in an effort to avoid that occurrence prior to that particular flight. And say that those procedures were under review with a view to improving them.
Then I would congratulate the pilot and aircrew for getting the passengers of that flight to a safe landing, and express regret over the loss of the passenger who died. I would have mentioned what the airline has done for the family of that passenger, and then I would discuss the $5000 check enclosed - and mention a way in which any desired portion of it could be donated to the family of the dead passenger.
I think that the voucher for future travel is the most delicate issue to handle. It assumes further air travel by the passenger, which might be something the passenger had decided to pass on in the future. As such I think that idea bordered on tackiness. The only thing that occurs as a way of discussing it would be in the context that, statistically, $1000 worth of future air travel would be safer than the same distance of surface transportation. Because if all the travelers since the last previous fatality had traveled the same distance on the surface, a great many more casualties would statistically be expected. So in that sense the voucher could be positioned as consideration for the future traveling safety of the passenger.