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ISLAMABAD:
The court of the Additional District Judge-III (West), Islamabad, presided over by Dr. Rasool Bukhsh Mirjat, on Saturday awarded a historic compensation of Rs 5.4 billion. to the families of eight victims of the 2010 Airblue plane crash.
The court rejected an appeal filed by Airblue and upheld the airline’s liability in the case. It also fined the airline Rs 1 million for delaying the case.
Airblue Flight 202, a domestic passenger service from Karachi to Islamabad, crashed on 28 July 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 aviation accident in Pakistan’s history.
