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One of the many useless uninformative media conferences staged by the then Malaysian government and civil aviation officials. Will Anwar ignore the revived issue of a search for the missing MH370 aircraft?
MH370 victims want Anwar to search for missing MAS jet on a ‘no find, no fee’ basis
KUALA LUMPUR, Non 27, 2023: As a Beijing court began hearing MH370 “air crash” victims’ fresh appeal today for compensation, they have also released an open letter to Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
They are appealing to Anwar’s so-called Madani Unity Government to launch a new search for the missing MAS aircraft on a “no find, no fee” basis.
To date, more than 40 families have filed lawsuits against Malaysia Airlines, the aircraft manufacturer Boeing, engine maker Rolls Royce and Allianz insurance group, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
The MH370 jet vanished on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people – mostly from China – en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
Will Anwar and his UG respond positively to their appeal which also affect Malaysian victims.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below aa AFP news report from Beijing:
Families of MH370 victims in China call for new search
The families released an open letter to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim calling for a new search for the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft on a ‘no find, no fee’ basis.
AFP - 27 Nov 2023, 7:04pm
Jiang Hui (center) whose mother was on the missing MH370, speaks to journalists in Beijing after a court began compensation hearings. (AP pic)
BEIJING: Relatives of dozens of Chinese passengers on board a Malaysia Airlines plane which disappeared almost 10 years ago today called for a new investigation, as a Beijing court began hearing their fresh appeal for compensation.
The MH370 jet vanished on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people – mostly from China – en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
More than 40 families have filed lawsuits against Malaysia Airlines, the aircraft manufacturer Boeing, engine maker Rolls Royce and Allianz insurance group, state broadcaster CCTV said.
The families’ litigation requests focus on compensation and finding the truth behind the flight’s disappearance, according to Zhang Qihuai, a lawyer quoted by CCTV.
Hardly any trace of the plane was found in a 120,000-square kilometre Indian Ocean search zone, with only some pieces of debris picked up.
The Australian-led operation, the largest in aviation history, was suspended in January 2017.
The families on Monday released an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim calling for a new search for the missing aircraft on a “no find, no fee” basis.
“Our family members hope to search for flight MH370 on our own,” the letter said, adding “family members are willing to invest their own money or cooperate with capable individuals and companies”.
They asked for “effective communication” with the Malaysian government to kick off a new hunt.
Outside the court, many relatives were on the verge of tears as they recounted stories of their loved ones, some holding pieces of paper saying “restart the search” and “open, fair, impartial”.
Bao Lanfang lost her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter in the disaster, and her husband died last year.
“Personally, I do not care about the monetary compensation,” the 71-year-old told the media.
“What I want is that Malaysia Airlines gives me the truth. What happened to our loved ones?
“What I want now is for them to resume the search and the investigation.”
Malaysia’s transport ministry and Malaysia Airlines both declined to comment on the hearings.
China’s foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Beijing “attaches great importance to the follow-up work” into MH370’s disappearance and “hopes that all parties will continue to maintain close communication”.
‘Unbearable’
It is unclear what jurisdiction the Chinese court has to enforce the claims for compensation against the defendants.
Each family filed for civil compensation of between 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) and 80 million yuan (US$11.2 million), as well as moral damages of 30 million yuan (US$4.2 million) to 40 million yuan (US$5.6 million), CCTV reported.
The families of more than 110 other passengers have already reached a settlement with the defendants and received between 2.5 million and 3 million yuan, the broadcaster said.
Gathering outside the court despite freezing temperatures, relatives were keen to talk to journalists.
Jiang Hui, whose mother was on flight MH370, said the opening of the hearing was “very comforting, and it is a turning point”.
“The survival of the relatives during these 10 years, the deterioration of their living conditions… This really makes us very sad. So I hope that the legal relief can be realised as soon as possible. It is not difficult,” he said.
“Ten years have really been unbearable for us,” added Jiang.
The hearing was not listed on the court’s public website, but Jiang wrote on social media this month the court hearings would continue until mid-December.
Unsolved mystery
A US exploration firm launched a private hunt for MH370 in 2018, but it ended after several months of scouring the seabed without success.
The disappearance of the plane has long been the subject of a host of theories – ranging from the credible to outlandish – including that veteran pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah had gone rogue.
In 2016, Malaysian officials revealed the pilot had plotted a path over the Indian Ocean on a home flight simulator but stressed this did not prove he deliberately crashed the plane.
A final report into the tragedy released in 2018 pointed to failings by air traffic control and said the course of the plane was changed manually.
But they failed to come up with any firm conclusions, leaving relatives angry and disappointed.
Sunday 26 November 2023
Is MAS learning from past tragedies on safety priority?
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27, 2023: Let not the 239 crew and passengers who “perished” in the March 8, 2014 MH370 disappearance be forgotten.
Till today, the authorities have yet to determine the cause of the MAS jet's disappearance, why it disappeared and any negligence on the part of aviation men and officials.
And while Beijing has commenced court proceedings on compensation hearing for Chinese MH370 victims, MAS and Malaysian governments the past decades have remained mum, hoping for all to be forgotten over time.
MAS’ flight services have been blemished not only by this tragedy, but also another air crash - MH17.
MH17 was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down by Russian-controlled forces on July, 17, 2014, while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed.
MAS still has not admitted its stupidity of saving cost, risking the lives of passengers to fly over a war zone when other international airlines had decided to spend more for safety.
So much to MAS’ constant claims that safety is its top priority.
View the above video clip. A MAS flight was delayed just because Muslim extremists decided to start their prayers on board, thus preventing take-off.
Is that acceptable? Is MAS and civil aviation authorities taking the matter lightly? What happens if every passenger of different creed and religion start doing the same?
Nothing short of chaos for flight schedules, to say the least.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the court hearings in Beijing:
Beijing court to begin compensation hearings for Chinese MH370 victims
The jet vanished on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
AFP - 27 Nov 2023, 10:40am
Hardly any trace of the plane was found in a 120,000sq km Indian Ocean search zone and the operation was suspended in January 2017. (AFP pic)
BEIJING: A Beijing court was on Monday due to begin compensation hearings for the families of Chinese victims who died on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which disappeared nearly 10 years ago.
The jet vanished on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people – mostly from China – en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
Hardly any trace of the plane was found in a 120,000sq km Indian Ocean search zone and the Australian-led operation, the largest in aviation history, was suspended in January 2017.
Some pieces of debris have been picked up across the Indian Ocean.
Jiang Hui, whose mother was on flight MH370, wrote on social media this month that the court hearings would begin Monday at Beijing’s People’s Court in Chaoyang district and continue until mid-December.
Beijing’s state-run China Daily has also reported the hearings, citing Jiang. The hearing was not listed on the court’s public website.
Families of the victims, as well as media, gathered outside the court on Monday morning, AFP reporters saw.
A US exploration firm launched a private hunt for MH370 in 2018, but it ended after several months of scouring the seabed without success.
The disappearance of the plane has long been the subject of a host of theories – ranging from the credible to the outlandish – including that veteran pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah had gone rogue.
In 2016, Malaysian officials revealed the pilot had plotted a path over the Indian Ocean on a home flight simulator but stressed this did not prove that he deliberately crashed the plane.
A final report into the tragedy released in 2018 pointed to failings by air traffic control and said the course of the plane was changed manually.
However, they failed to come up with any firm conclusions, leaving relatives angry and disappointed.
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