Flight MH370 families want 'facts' as China court hears appeal

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Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST BEIJING: Relatives of Chinese passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing 12 years ago in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries, showed up at a Beijing court on Tuesday (Jul 28) to demand answers.The court began hearing their appeal against an earlier ruling to order compensation, which the families say disregarded crucial questions.The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people - two-thirds of them Chinese - vanished from radar screens on Mar 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Despite multiple searches, including the largest in aviation history, the aircraft, passengers or black boxes have never been found. CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less A court in Beijing ordered Malaysia Airlines in December to pay eight families of Chinese passengers 2.9 million yuan (US$410,000) each.

Frustrated by what they say is a lack of substantive answers about their tragedy, two families have lodged an appeal."When I received the judgement and read the first-instance ruling, my first thought was that the court was insulting the families of the passengers, that it was mocking us," Li Eryou, 69, whose son was on the flight, told AFP outside the court on Tuesday.The hearing was closed to the media.

Related: Malaysia extends search for missing flight MH370 by one year LOOKING FOR THE TRUTH"In 12 years, no one has ever apologised to us. I feel immense anger," he said."This is an international case ...

but the first-instance judge treated it like nothing more than an ordinary local traffic accident, which is why the compensation amount ended up being so pitifully small."Experts have put forward several theories over the years to explain the mysterious disappearance, from pilot suicide or hijacking to missile fire or a technical malfunction.According to one theory, a fire could have broken out in electronic components, which produced smoke that filled the plane and led to the passengers and crew falling unconscious.

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