Asiana Airlines has reached a settlement
with more than 70 of the passengers onboard the plane that crashed two years
ago in San Francisco, according to court records filed Tuesday.
In a joint statement filed in federal
court, attorneys for the airline and the passengers said that 72 passengers
settled their personal injury claims that stemmed from the crash. The terms of
the settlement are confidential.
The settlements are among the earliest
claims to be resolved since the July 6, 2013, crash, when an Asiana Boeing 777
clipped a seawall and slammed into a runway at San Francisco International
Airport.
“It’s a very good, positive first step,”
said attorney Frank Pitre, who represented 10 of the passengers included in the
settlement. He characterized those in the settlement as having less serious
injuries from the crash.
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