Air France expressed its deepest sympathy to relatives and friends of the passengers and crew who were on board AF flight 447, which disappeared on 31 May 2009 somewhere between Rio de Janeiro and Paris-Charles de Gaulle, and the airline has set up hotlines for their use.

Air France expressed its deepest sympathy to relatives and friends of the passengers and crew who were on board AF flight 447, which disappeared on 31 May 2009 somewhere between Rio de Janeiro and Paris-Charles de Gaulle, and the airline has set up hotlines for their use.

According to its press release, Air France is doing its utmost to provide support for relatives and friends.

Medical and psychological assistance involving 15 specialist physicians has been set up at Paris-Charles de Gaulle 2 and Rio de Janeiro airports. Some 100 voluntary members of Air France staff are backing up the teams in Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Rio de Janeiro.

Air France has also established a special toll-free number for the relatives and friends of passengers.

Phone numbers reserved for relatives and friends:

0800 800 812 in France,

0800 881 20 20 in Brazil,

and + 33 1 57 02 10 55 for calls from all other countries.

Air France has asked journalists not to call this number, which is reserved for relatives and close friends.

(Air France, China.org.cn June 2, 2009)