Beijing, Aug 31 (IANS) Families and relatives of the people who died in the Aug 24 plane crash in Yichun city will receive 960,000 yuan ($141,100) in compensation for each death.

A Henan Airlines jet carrying 96 people crashed in Yichun, a mountainous city in Heilongjiang province. Forty-two of the people on board the flight died.

Henan Airlines said the compensation conforms with China’s civil aviation regulations, China Daily reported Tuesday.