MH370 passenger's family in Kedah declines compensation, wants plane to be found

The family of Chew Kar Moi, 31, one of the passengers onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plane Flight MH370, has declined the offer of advanced compensation payment for as long as the aircraft and the victim's body have not been found.

The victim's elder sister, Chew Kar Hui, 33, said her family declined the compensation payment after being briefed on the matter by MAS last month.

She said for her family, there was no point of receiving the compensation when the whereabouts of the airliner and her younger sister were still not known until today.

"Money cannot soothe our hurt and grief. Instead, we want the parties concerned to continue with the search operation until the evidence; the aircraft, is found," she said when contacted, here, today.

Chew said her family also declined to make arrangement for insurance payment although the General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) had earlier agreed to ease the insurance claim process.

"Money is not our main concern at the moment as we are still hoping that Kar Moi will return safely," she said.

Yesterday, Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin said the next of kin of six MH370 passengers from Malaysia and one from China would each receive US$50,000 through the airline's insurer.

On March 8, the Boeing 777-200ER airliner carrying 329 passengers including 12 crew members and 153 passengers from China, disappeared from radar screens about an hour after departing from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 12.41am.