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Mexico Judge Orders Airline to Pay Millions in Fatal Crash
11 Apr
Summary
- Judge ruled 2018 crash was due to severe maintenance failures.
- Airline ordered to pay $1.5 million to each victim's family.
- The 2018 crash was deemed an 'institutional accident' by experts.
A recent ruling by a Mexican judge has determined that the 2018 plane crash near Havana, which claimed 112 lives, was caused by severe maintenance failures. The judge ordered the owner of the aircraft, Mexican charter Aerolíneas Damojh, to pay $1.5 million in damages to the families of four Mexican crew members. The airline failed to appear in court and was tried in absentia.
An independent expert's report, which sided with the plaintiffs, classified the crash as an "institutional accident" stemming from maintenance negligence. The report noted that the pilots, tragically, were the final defense against a flight that should never have taken off. The Boeing 737 operated by Damojh, flying under the name Global Air, crashed moments after departing Havana's airport.
