Families of 15 MH370 passengers sue MAS, four others.

KUALA LUMPUR: The next-of-kin of 15 passengers of MH370 are suing Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) and four others for damages over its disappearance.

They are contending that the disappearance of flight MH370 and all 239 people on board could not have occurred in the absence of negligence on the part of MAS, Department of Civil Aviation, Royal Malaysian Air Force and the Government in overseeing Malaysian airspace.