Malaysia Airlines reaches deal with Aussie family over MH17

Kuala Lumpur, May 2: Malaysia Airlines announced on Tuesday it has reached a settlement with an Australian family who lost four family members on Flight MH17.

Perth couple Anthony Maslin and Marite Norris lost their children Evie, 10, Mo, 12, and Otis, 8, along with their grandfather on the Boeing 777 which was shot down over Ukraine in 2014.

The airline said in a statement it has reached “an amicable and confidential settlement with the Maslin family and therefore the suit has been withdrawn”.

It said it would not “disclose any further details on this suit or about the details of the settlement in respect to the privacy of the family”.

MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, enroute from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur

Perth couple Anthony Maslin and Marite Norris lost their three children and grandfather in the crash

Malaysia Airlines also said that to date, a “substantial number” of nextof-kin have reached settlements with the airline while others were “still seeking compensation and are pursuing their claims in their respective jurisdictions”.

A lawyer representing families of six Malaysia Airlines crew members on MH17 said the airline had offered to settle for an undisclosed amount in June last year, but the families had rejected the proposed sum.

“There was another offer in January and we’re still considering,” lawyer Saw Wei Siang said.

The Malaysian lawsuit in June last year came two weeks after a suit by 33 next-of-kin from Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia against Russia and President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights.

MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, enroute from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with the death of all 298 on board.