article_snippet: Relatives of those killed on the doomed flight Germanwings have been offered up to £40,000 from Lufthansa immediately, amid speculation Relatives of those killed on the Germanwings flight could receive multi-million pound compensation settlements eventually.
article_snippet: The German airline, which owns the budget carrier, offered to pay up to 50,000 euros per passenger, for immediate financial assistance.
article_snippet: However, Relatives of those killed on the Germanwings flight could receive multi-million pound compensation settlements if Relatives of those killed on the Germanwings flight can prove that Lufthansa knew about the co-pilot's mental health difficulties.
article_snippet: Legal experts claim that the level of awareness the passengers had in advance of the crash would also influence any compensation payments.
article_snippet: Lufthansa, which owns Germanwings, has so far refused to comment on whether Lufthansa, which owns Germanwings had any concerns over Andreas Lubitz's mental health.
article_snippet: Ordinarily, the families of air disasters are entitled to a maximum of around £100,000 under international agreements.
article_snippet: But if a family decides to sue, this figure could rise dramatically depending on the degree of negligence by the airline and the level of awareness a family loved ones would have had on a family impending doom.
article_snippet: Lufthansa, the owner of budget airline Germanwings, put on two special flights and a bus to transport families of the victims, escorted by French motorcycle policemen, to Seyne-les-Alpes .