Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has denied abandoning families of crew members on flight MH370 who are seeking legal help.
In a statement today, the national carrier said it will continue to offer the same assistance to all family members but communications with families represented by foreign lawyers will be through their appointed lawyers as they have directed.
“Several family members have appointed foreign lawyers to represent their interests, and these foreign lawyers have directed that MAS cease from any further direct communication with their clients, and that MAS direct all further communications regarding these crew member families to them,” the statement said.
MAS added that it has also been in contact with family members without legal representation through the Family Support Centre (FSC) and have been providing these family members updates from the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) and the Malaysian Government.
On Sunday families of crew members of the missing flight MH370 alleged that the MAS management had abandoned them because they had sought legal recourse with foreign law firms.
They claimed that MAS had sent them an email on May 16 asking them to instruct their lawyers to deal directly with the company’s legal team in relation to their demands regarding the aircraft.
They also claimed that the MAS management had stopped the caregiver services in furnishing information on the search mission.
In a statement today, the national carrier said it will continue to offer the same assistance to all family members but communications with families represented by foreign lawyers will be through their appointed lawyers as they have directed.
“Several family members have appointed foreign lawyers to represent their interests, and these foreign lawyers have directed that MAS cease from any further direct communication with their clients, and that MAS direct all further communications regarding these crew member families to them,” the statement said.
MAS added that it has also been in contact with family members without legal representation through the Family Support Centre (FSC) and have been providing these family members updates from the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) and the Malaysian Government.
On Sunday families of crew members of the missing flight MH370 alleged that the MAS management had abandoned them because they had sought legal recourse with foreign law firms.
They claimed that MAS had sent them an email on May 16 asking them to instruct their lawyers to deal directly with the company’s legal team in relation to their demands regarding the aircraft.
They also claimed that the MAS management had stopped the caregiver services in furnishing information on the search mission.
