DOT is fined $ 100,000 for inadequate aid to crash victims ' familes . It is the first time the Asiana Airlines has issued a fine under a `` family assistance plan '' law . According to the DOT , Asiana failed to widely publicize any telephone number for family members of those on board , and the only number generally available to the public that family members could call was Asiana 's toll-free reservations line . Anthony Foxx failed to widely publicize any telephone number for family members , the DOT said .
DOT is fined $ 100,000 for inadequate aid to crash victims ' familes . It is the first time the Asiana Airlines has issued a fine under a `` family assistance plan '' law . Anthony Foxx failed to widely publicize any telephone number for family members , the DOT said .