Flight MH370 disappearance: Malaysia Airlines ordered to pay 3.3 million USD in compensation

On 8 December 2025, a Chinese court ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay a total of 3.3 million USD to the families of several MH370 victims, more than a decade after the aircraft disappeared.

The court order concerns the families of eight Chinese passengers from the flight, each entitled to 410 000 USD in compensation for death, funeral costs, moral damages, and other losses.

According to a court statement, 23 additional cases remain under review, while 47 others have been withdrawn following amicable settlements between the families and the airline.

The ruling comes less than a week after Malaysian authorities announced that the search for the aircraft would resume on 30 December 2025.

On 8 March 2014, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 vanished without a trace 39 minutes after departing Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) for Beijing (China).

Flight MH370 was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members. Most passengers were Chinese, with others from Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, India, France, and the United States.

Despite extensive search operations, the aircraft has never been located.