The Strait Times reports:
SURABAYA - AirAsia will offer compensation of about US$100,000 (S$133,000) for each passenger of the ill-fated Flight QZ8501, in addition to the initial payment of US$24,000 that was offered earlier to family members, CNN has reported.
Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported that the airline was conferring with families individually on the initial compensation, meant to help them with their immediate financial hardship.
The Indonesia AirAsia flight went down in bad weather in the Java Sea with 162 people on board, including 155 passengers. No survivors have been found so far.
Some families had declined the initial offer without further information about compensation, citing confusion over the wording of the letter and reservations about the airline's practice of approaching families individually, the Wall Street Journal report said.