A Malaysian woman poses in front of a mural of missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane in a back-alley in Shah Alam in Malaysia. (Photo : Getty Images/Manan Vatsyayana )
In a legal case taken up in Australia's federal court, Malaysian Airlines has refused to accept responsibility towards the emotional stress brought on by the disappearance of flight MH370.
The case was taken up regarding compensation claims filed by Australian family members.The defense for Malaysian Airlines refused compensation for psychological stress for the family of four Australian passengers who lost their lives on the doomed flight, News.com.au reported.
The airline's defense argued that the next of kin were not entitled to claim compensation for nervous shock treatment.The case was put forward by the adult children of two couples, Bob and Cathy Lawton and Rod and Mary Burrows.
The two couples were among the more than 200 who disappeared when flight MH370 left from Kuala Lampur to Beijing in March 2014.The adult children of both couples were informed of their parents' death by text message by the airline, the publication claimed.
Legal action was filed against Malaysian Airlines on behalf of the families claiming that the airline was negligent and failed to take adequate safety precautions.In addition to funeral and other expenses, the two families are claiming compensation for nervous shock, depression and anxiety. Reportedly, the Montreal Convention claims in the event of an airline crash it is up to the airline to prove that it was not negligent.
Meanwhile, new findings into the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 have revealed that the aircraft dived at a rapid speed of 20,000feet per-minute into the Indian Ocean.
The plane began its descent when its engines stopped functioning and the fuel tanks were empty, a Daily Mail report claimed quoting an Australian publication. Scientists believe the plane plunged into the water with an incredible force having analyzed signals sent between a satellite and the plane.
The latest information has enabled investigators to find the plane's wreckage within a radius in the Indian Ocean where the search continues. Investigators believe that Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, who was piloting the plane would not have been able to steer the aircraft as it plummeted to the sea.
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