MH17: Malaysia Airlines reaches settlement with Australian family

According to a report in The Daily Telegraph, Anthony and Marite Maslin of Perth, who lost their three children Mo, 12; Evie, 10; and Otis, 8, in the tragedy, along with Marite's father, Nick Norris, who was travelling with the children, has reached a settlement with the airline.

Malaysia Airline Berhad, in an email to Astro AWANI, confirmed that an amicable and confidential settlement has been reached with the Maslin family.

“MAS confirms that it has reached an amicable and confidential settlement with the Maslin family and therefore the suit has been withdrawn.

“MAS will not however disclose any further details on this suit or about the details of the settlement in respect to the privacy of the family. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families and friends affected,” it said in the email.

The settlement was reached after the Maslin family filed a lawsuit against the airline through Colin Biggers & Paisley partner Andrew Tulloch.

The suit has since been withdrawn following the settlement.

MH17 was shot down on July 17, 2014, while cruising at an altitude of 30,000 ft and crashed in a tense area of Ukraine near the Russian border, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board.

In 2015, Dutch Safety Board Tjibbe Joustra chairman confirmed that MH17 was shot down by a BUK surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine.

The report came out after 15 months of investigations undertaken by a joint investigation team from the Netherlands, Ukraine, Malaysia, Australia, United Kingdom, United States and Russia.