Beijing Court Orders Compensation for Eight MH370 Passengers

Beijing court orders compensation for MH370 families as lawsuits continue and Malaysia prepares to resume the search.
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume at the end of December, Malaysia's transport ministry said on December 3, 2025, more than a decade after the plane disappeared. Photo by ARIF KARTONO / AFP

A Beijing court has ordered compensation for some families of Chinese passengers who vanished on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The rulings are the first clear decisions in lawsuits that have dragged on for nearly 12 years.

The Chaoyang District People’s Court said it ruled in favor of eight cases, each tied to one passenger. Forty-seven other lawsuits are withdrawn after settlements. Twenty-three are still moving through the courts.

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