MH17: Victims’ families sue MAS, MAB for alleged negligence

A photograph made avaiable on 17 May 2016 showing the reconstructed front of the Malaysia Airlines plane that was downed by a missile over Ukraine, killing 298 people, Gilze-Rijen Air Force Base, The Netherlands, 13 October 2015. EPA

PETALING JAYA: The families of six crew members on board the ill-fated Flight MH17 filed a claim in the Kuala Lumpur High Court against Malaysia Airline System Berhad (MAS) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) for alleged negligence and breach of contract.  

This comes just days after the families were given consent by the Administrators to commence legal proceedings, having made the request over five months ago.