Beijing court orders Malaysia Airlines to pay MH370 families US$410,000 each

Beijing court orders Malaysia Airlines to pay MH370 families US$410,000 each

The rulings are for eight cases involving Chinese nationals on the ill-fated flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014

The disappearance of MH370, a Boeing 777 with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing 11 years ago remains one of aviation’s biggest mysteries. (Bernama pic)
BEIJING:
A Beijing court has ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay more than 2.9 million yuan (US$410,240) per case in compensation to families of eight missing passengers from flight MH370, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday.

The rulings are for eight cases, according to CCTV.

Another 47 cases have been settled and withdrawn, and the remaining 23 cases are still under trial, it said.

Malaysia Airlines did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

The disappearance of MH370 remains one of the biggest aviation mysteries. The plane went missing on March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

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