"My brother, despite living in the US, always took China Airlines whenever he traveled, as he considered it patriotic. He was indeed too patriotic," a retired army general said.
Some relatives also vented their anger at transportation minister Lin as well as China Airlines staffers.
"You said it's efficient to take blood samples from us to identify the victims by matching our DNA, but why does it take so long?" grumbled an old man toward a China Airlines employee in the stadium.
More than 365 relatives have registered to embark on a naval vessel today to call the souls of the dead near the area of the crash, officials said.
As of press time, 82 bodies had been recovered, 62 of which were identified, officials said.
Meanwhile, a visit by 13 legislators to Penghu yesterday to observe the search efforts triggered complaints from local residents, with a taxi driver dubbing their trip a "political show."
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