Historic air crash case opens in China
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A landmark trial has begun in China for families seeking compensation for the loss of relatives in a 2005 air crash, the Shanghai Daily reported. This is the first time a Chinese court had accepted a major lawsuit over air crash fatalities.
Families of 32 passengers who died in the crash in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are demanding CNY123 million (US$18 million) in total compensation from China Eastern Airlines, engine maker General Motors Co, and the plane’s manufacturer, Bombardier, the newspaper reported. The families also want the defendants to provide further clarity on the cause of the crash and apologise publicly. Finally they want a monument to be built to honour the victims.
According to the report, the families have spent years trying to have their case heard. They filed their first lawsuit in 2007, which the court denied, according to their lawyer, Hao Junbo. China’s State Administration of Work Safety and the Ministry of Supervision have already concluded that the crash was caused by improper de-icing of the aircraft’s wings.
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