A lawyer who died in a plane crash that killed 62 people was involved in at least 90 lawsuits against airlines.
Laiana Vasatta was on the VoePass passenger plane that came down in the state of São Paulo in Brazil, killing everyone on board, on 9 August.
It was the deadliest plane crash in the country since 2007.
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Laiana, 32, worked as a lawyer and specialised in aviation litigation, as reported by Need To Know.
She was involved in at least 90 legal cases against Brazilian and international airlines, according to reports.
She had more than 12,000 followers on Instagram, where she frequently posted about passenger rights.
In her videos, she explained how airline customers should handle issues like cancellations and overbooking.
During May’s devastating floods in southern Brazil, she advised her followers to show “common sense and understanding” before making demands of service providers.
Laiana was from Cascavel, Brazil, and was a partner in a local law firm specialising in consumer law and employment law.
She was travelling to São Paulo to attend a wedding on 10 August with her husband Fábio Bigolin.
Fábio was originally planning to catch the same flight but ended up heading to São Paulo earlier.
His brother, Rodrigo Bigolin, also had a lucky escape.
He had a ticket for Friday’s flight but, for reasons unexplained, was unable to board.
Carla Borgest commented on one of Laiana’s posts: “I’m so deeply sorry. We studied together.
“She was such a kind and polite young woman, and she’ll always be remembered with a lot of love and affection.
“My heart goes out to her family and her mother. It’s going to be tough.”
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