Families of Ethiopian plane crash victims are set to receive between Sh17 million and Sh25 million for each person who died in the accident.
This will be guided by the Montreal Convention, which says compensation arises only if a passenger’s injury or death is caused by an unexpected or unusual event or happening that is external to the passenger.
The convention anticipates two scenarios. The first provides for a minimum compensation that every passenger must be compensated as long as they were injured or died while on the plane.
Currently this amount is at about $170,000 per passenger, which translates to about Sh17 million at current exchange rates.