'Too soon' to let Boeing 737 Max fly again, say families of Lion Air crash victims


The US Federal Aviation Administration lifted a flight ban on Boeing's 737 Max on Nov 18, 2020.- AFP

JAKARTA (Reuters): Some of the relatives of victims of a fatal Boeing 737 Max crash in Indonesia have slammed a decision by United States aviation authorities to allow the jets to return to the skies, saying the move comes too soon.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday (Nov 18) lifted a flight ban on Boeing's 737 Max imposed after two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people within five months in 2018 and 2019.

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