A Beijing court has begun compensation hearings for Chinese relatives of victims from the Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 that disappeared in 2014.
Families in China who signed a settlement agreement with Malaysia Airlines had received 2.5 million yuan in compensation.
The lawsuits were filed by around 40 families, with demands including compensation, a formal apology, psychological assistance, and a fund to resume searches for the jetliner.
A Beijing court has initiated compensation hearings for Chinese relatives of victims from the Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 that disappeared in 2014. The case remains unresolved nearly a decade later. The plane, which was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, is believed to have crashed into the Southern Ocean south of India, but no definitive evidence has been found.
The lawsuit appears to be based on the claim that the airline failed to locate the plane after it disappeared from air traffic control. Similar cases in the U.S. have been dismissed, with courts stating that such matters should be handled by the Malaysian legal system.
The lawsuits were filed by around 40 families, with demands including compensation, a formal apology, psychological assistance, and a fund to resume searches for the jetliner. The hearings are expected to continue until December 5. Families in China who signed a settlement agreement with Malaysia Airlines had received 2.5 million yuan in compensation.
Security was tight at the Chaoyang District Intermediary Court, and no detailed information was immediately available. Journalists were checked by police and kept in a cordoned-off area, unable to speak with relatives before the hearing began.
The plane, which was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, is believed to have crashed into the Southern Ocean south of India, but no definitive evidence has been found.
The lawsuit appears to be based on the claim that the airline failed to locate the plane after it disappeared from air traffic control.
Similar cases in the U.S. have been dismissed, with courts stating that such matters should be handled by the Malaysian legal system.
The lawsuits were filed by around 40 families, with demands including compensation, a formal apology, psychological assistance, and a fund to resume searches for the jetliner.
The hearings are expected to continue until December 5.
Families in China who signed a settlement agreement with Malaysia Airlines had received 2.5 million yuan in compensation.