Paris court said if there had been faults committed, ‘no certain causal link’ with the crash could be shown
The Airbus A330 was travelling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during a thunderstorm. Photograph: Pau Barrena/AFP via GettyA Paris court has cleared Air France and Airbus of involuntary manslaughter over the crash of flight 447 in 2009 that killed 228 people.
Three young Irish women, Dr Aisling Butler, age 26, from Roscrea, Co Tipperary; Dr Jane Deasy, age 27, from Dublin, and Dr Eithne Walls, age 28, from Co Down, were returning from a holiday in Brazil when they died in the crash. Giving its verdict on Monday, the court said if there had been faults committed, “no certain causal link” with the crash could be shown.
The Airbus A330 was travelling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during a thunderstorm. Lawyers for passengers’ families had battled for years to address what they said were failings leading to the worst aviation disaster in Air France’s history.
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