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ISLAMABAD:
The court of Additional District Judge III (West) in Islamabad, headed by Dr Rasool Bukhsh Mirjat, on Saturday awarded a historic compensation amounting to Rs 5.4 billion to the families of the eight victims of the 2010 Airblue plane crash.
The court rejected the appeal filed by Airblue, upholding the airline’s liability in the matter. It also imposed a fine of one million rupees on the airline for delaying the proceedings.
Airblue Flight 202, a domestic passenger service from Karachi to Islamabad, crashed on July 28, 2010 while attempting to land at Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport.
The aircraft, an Airbus A321-231 (registration AP-BJB), hit the Margalla Hills during its final approach in adverse weather conditions. All 152 people on board – 146 passengers and six crew members – were killed, making it the deadliest air accident in Pakistan’s history.
