Passengers and crew of a British Airways plane hijacked in Kuwait in 1990 have sued both the government and the airline. Passengers and crew members of BA 149 maintain that both the British government and the airline were aware of the seriousness of the situation but still did not avoid putting their lives in danger. Law firm McCaw Jury & Partners indicated in September that damages of up to $213,000 per person might be sought.
Remember that during the Gulf War, hundreds of passengers and crew members of the British Airways flight were taken hostage. 94 of them have filed a case in the London High Court.
BA 149 was on its way to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. On April 2, its 367 passengers and crew members were taken hostage upon landing in Kuwait. This incident was a few hours following Iraq invaded Kuwait. Some of the passengers and crew members of the plane were held hostage in Kuwait for more than four months.
The 94 people who filed the lawsuit had suffered physical and mental torture as hostages, London law firm McCaw Jury & Partners said in a statement. Its effects on his life are still visible. According to the law firm, the passengers say the British government was aware of Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait but still allowed the British Airways flight to land there.