Flight MH370 families want ‘facts’ as China court hears appeal

An appeal hearing at a Beijing court on July 28, 2026, brought together relatives of Chinese passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished 12 years prior. Jiang Hui, a media coordinator for the families, presented a statement alongside the courthouse where the hearing took place. The flight, a Boeing 777 carrying 239 people, including two-thirds who were Chinese, disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, during its journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Despite extensive searches, the aircraft, passengers, and black boxes have never been found. The court had previously ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay eight Chinese families 2.9 million yuan ($410,000) each in compensation, a ruling that the families decried as insufficient and dismissive of essential questions. The lawyer representing the families expressed frustration, stating that the court had insulted the families and mocked their suffering by treating their tragedy like an ordinary traffic accident.

He emphasized that the families' main demand was the establishment of the facts surrounding the case, not just the compensation amount. The court hearing was closed to the media. Various theories have emerged over the years to explain the mysterious disappearance, ranging from pilot suicide or hijacking to technical malfunctions or even missile fire.

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