Relatives of deceased Hong Kong victims in Egypt hot-air balloon crash seek over HK$10.6m from travel agency
Lawyers argue Kuoni Travel was the supplier of the ride, and negligence was involved
Details emerged last Tuesday as six estate administrators argued in a statement of claim that Kuoni Travel (China) Limited “failed to quality assure the hot air balloon riding services provided is of reasonable skill and care”.
The High Court document detailed a personal injury claim first filed in June last year. Since then, bereaved families have found out more about the balloon crash from the Coroner’s Court.
On February 26, 2013, 19 people were killed when a hot air balloon cruising the skies over the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt suddenly caught fire and plunged into sugar cane fields.
Among them were nine Hongkongers, including the six named in the current claim: Ho Oi-hing, Ho Oi-ying, Ho Oi-ming, Tang Yuk-ling, Siu Chi-man, and Eleni Kwan Pui-man.
Coroner June Cheung Tin-ngan ruled in June that their deaths were accidental.