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West Jet passengers were given $10,000.00 each US$

I can't imagine a settlement in 3 days. Why would WestJet pay in USD when it's Canadian? That's at least $14,000 in our dollars. Curious where that article is from?

Airlines often have "Go teams" to go out to pay pax off. My bro did this for a popular European carrier and was always on standby with a briefcase of $$$ if there was an accident. These are typically not in lieu of settlements nor does acceptance waive a right to future lawsuit,

"No doubt...definitely...?" That's pure speculation and armchair quarterbacking. Let's wait until the TSB report comes in. Maintenance mistakes can and do happen, but WestJet is Canada's second largest carrier. There have not been a spate of problems due to serious maintenance issues reported nor experienced, so any maintenance issues are obviously not widespread. I have been flying them to SXM every year for about the last 12 years, and will be doing so again in January.

My friend worked for Circle Line NYC. When US Airways went into the Hudson river January 09. The insurance company made a deal for anyone on the plane, one shot deal, no lawyers. 250K each, take or leave it!!! The owner of Circle Line wanted to cash in on this deal stating we stopped operations to help with the rescue. My friend CFO thought that was a bad idea, since the phones were ringing off the hook for bookings. He was later fired for not putting in for the settlement!! SO!!! 10K isn't much in the thick of things!!!