Can the new national carrier, Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB), be cited as a defendant in a suit filed by the next of kin of those on board the ill-fated MH370 flight to Beijing? This is to be decided by the Federal Court.

The Federal Court today granted leave (permission) for five plaintiffs, including two Malaysian teenagers whose parents were on board the March 8, 2014, flight to pose a question of law on the liability of the new national carrier for the tragedy, after it took over from the old one.