Malaysia Airlines Ordered to Pay $410,000 Per Family in MH370 Beijing Court
Key Points
- 1Beijing court ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay US$410,240 to each of eight families of MH370 passengers.
- 2The rulings concern Chinese nationals aboard the Boeing 777, which vanished on March 8, 2014, en route to Beijing.
- 3Forty-seven additional MH370 compensation cases have been settled, while 23 others remain under active trial.
A Beijing court has mandated Malaysia Airlines to pay more than 2.9 million yuan (US$410,240) in compensation to the families of eight passengers who were on board the missing flight MH370. The rulings, announced on Monday, address a portion of the long-standing legal battles following the disappearance of the Boeing 777. Flight MH370, carrying 239 people, vanished on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, becoming one of commercial aviation's most enduring mysteries.
State broadcaster CCTV reported that these eight cases represent a fraction of the total claims. Another 47 cases related to the incident have reportedly been settled and subsequently withdrawn, while 23 additional cases are still undergoing trial proceedings. Malaysia Airlines has not yet issued a public statement or responded to requests for comment regarding the court's decision, leaving the broader implications for the remaining legal actions uncertain. The fate of the aircraft and its occupants continues to be a subject of intense international scrutiny and sorrow.
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