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ISLAMABAD:
Islamabad’s Court of Additional District Judge III (West), headed by Dr Rasool Bukhsh Mirjat, on Saturday awarded a historic compensation worth Rs 5.4 billion to the families of eight victims of the 2010 Airblue plane crash.
The court dismissed an appeal filed by Airblue, confirming the airline’s liability in the case. It also imposed a fine of Rs 1 million on the airline for delaying the procedure.
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), crashed into the Margalla hills during its final approach in adverse weather conditions. All 152 people on board (146 passengers and six crew members) died, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan’s history.
