Xiamen Airlines Demands Compensation From Boeing For Grounding 737 MAX Jets - Reports

Xiamen Airlines Demands Compensation From Boeing for Grounding 737 MAX Jets - Reports

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd May, 2019) Chinese air carrier Xiamen Airlines has followed the country's other airlines by claiming compensation from Boeing over grounding its 737 MAX jets in the wake two deadly crashes of the planes of this series in Ethiopia and Indonesia, local media have reported.

The compensations were claimed by Air China, China Eastern and China Southern airlines earlier this week. The Foreign Ministry spokesman, Lu Kang, said that the authorities understood the companies' decisions.

The CCTV broadcaster has reported that Xiamen Airlines grounded 10 Boeing 737 MAX on March 11.

The outlet added that due to the increased amount of salt in the air and the approaching typhoon season, the long-term grounding of airplanes could affect security. That is why the airline plans to move the planes to a colder and drier location.

In March, a Boeing 737 plane crashed in Indonesia, while another accident occurred in Ethiopia last October.

In the wake of the latest crash, aviation authorities and air carriers around the world have either grounded all 737 MAX series aircraft or closed their airspace to them.