Alaska Airlines Passengers Who Survived Mid-Air Blow Out Given $1,500 by Airline https://t.co/XpGldKLqge
— People (@people) January 11, 2024
A follow up to this post.
On Thursday, the company issued a statement to PEOPLE, saying, “Alaska Airlines provided a full refund to each guest on Flight 1282. As an immediate gesture of care, within the first 24 hours, we also provided a $1,500 cash payment to cover any incidental expenses to ensure their immediate needs were taken care of.” The airline also offered “24/7 access to mental health resources and counseling sessions, and noted they will “continue to work with them to address their specific needs and concerns.”
Passengers were left extremely shaken up. Now, some who experienced the traumatic event are expressing their disapproval of the airline’s reimbursement fee. “I haven’t fully processed if that payment is enough or not,” passenger Nicholas Hoch, 33, told the Washington Post. “I don’t know how this is going to affect me in the coming weeks and months, you know?”
He said he’s cautiously considering his legal options after wondering how the airline calculated $1,500 as the amount for trauma.
