CJP orders Air Blue to compensate 2010 Margalla Hills crash victims

The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar has ordered the management of Air Blue to submit the details of the amount given to the families of the crash victims.

During the hearing the Air Blue attorney told the court that only a few of the families are left to be compensated, each of the family of the deceased was paid Rs 5 million he further told the court.

In 2010, Air Blue flight ED 202 crashed in the Margalaa’s Hills killing all 146 passengers and 6 crew members.

The flight was travelling from Karachi to Islamabad. Thick fog and heavy rainfall in Islamabad were the major reasons for the crash. The plane caught fire after the crash which severely affected the rescue operation.

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