Chinese relatives of missing MH370 victims protest outside carrier’s office
Families angry after Malaysia's government declared all passengers presumed dead while the search continues for the aircraft
Relatives of Chinese citizens on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 protested outside the carrier’s office on Thursday demanding the country’s government withdraw a statement declaring all the passengers dead.
The Malaysian government last month officially listed the disappearance of the flight as an accident and said all 239 people on board had perished, in a move it said would pave the way for compensation claims.
The announcement immediately sparked outrage among distraught family members who have shunned offers of compensation.
About 15 people gathered outside the airline’s gates under a hot sun on Thursday wearing white caps and red T-shirts bearing the words: “Pray for MH370.”
They held placards in English reading: “Who can tell us what happened?”, ”Come back MH370” and “Today it is us, tomorrow it could be you.”
They said they wanted to meet Malaysia Airlines chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya.
“My husband was on the flight. We want the Malaysian government to cancel the declaration that they made,” said Kelly Wen, the wife of a Chinese passenger on the flight.