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Our attention has been drawn to some media reports suggesting that Dana Air and its Insurers have refused to pay statutory compensation to the families of victims of the tragic accident of June 3, 2012.

We will like to state that 80 advance payments of 30,000 USD have been processed by virtue of documentation supplied demonstrating familial links and kinship; our insurers are continuing to deal with all other claims in accordance with the applicable law.
In order to assess and verify full compensation due and payable, however, it is necessary for claimants to produce the required Grants of Probate or Letters of Administration. This is a customary procedure and an important requirement in order to ensure that just compensation is only paid to those who have entitlement.

As of December 3, 2012, only 6 families had provided the requisite documents, and full compensation will be paid to them no sooner than the documents have been verified by the Probate Registry that issued them. Dana Air has no control over the speed with which the Probate Registry deals with the verification process, although maximum pressure is being exerted to expedite this.

Dana Air shares in the pain of all the affected families and we wish to re-iterate the readiness of our insurers to settle all claims in accordance with the law and available evidence, at the earliest opportunity.

Dana Air Management