Flight 447: Press release N° 9

Paris, 02 June 2009 – 11:53 local time
Press release N° 9
Versão brasileira abaixo

Assistance to relatives of victims: Air France staff arrive in Rio de Janeiro

A team of approximately 20 Air France staff members, including two doctors and a nurse, arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday morning on flight AF 442.

This team has travelled to Brazil as back-up to Air France staff in Rio, to help and assist the families of victims.

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 will release further information as soon as it is available.

NB: We ask journalists not to call this number, which is reserved for relatives and close friends.

Português

Chega ao Rio de Janeiro mais uma equipe da Air France de ajuda às famílias das vítimas

Além de toda a equipe destacada no Brasil, de profissionais de saúde e voluntários, um novo time de cerca de 20 voluntários, dois médicos e uma enfermeira vieram de Paris para prestar assistência aos familiares das vítimas, chegando hoje de manhã pelo voo AF 442 no Rio de Janeiro.

Números toll free disponíveis para atendimento às famílias:

Para todo o Brasil: 0800 881 2020;
Para a França: 0800 800 812;
Para outros países: + 33 1 57 02 10 55

NB : Solicitamos aos jornalistas que NÃO liguem para estes números, reservados às famílias.

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