Airline ordered to pay compensation to firefighter.
In June 2022, a tragic incident occurred when a Mi-8MTV-1 helicopter carrying firefighting paratroopers performed a hard landing in a forest belt, 30 km from Chagda. The helicopter, maintained by AO Aviacompania Polar Airlines, fell with people on board at approximately 21:15. As a result, both crew members and passengers sustained injuries of varying severity, and the helicopter was destroyed.
The cause of the aviation incident was overloading of the aircraft. The plaintiff, a firefighting paratrooper, was airlifted to the Republican Hospital and diagnosed with aviation trauma, concussion, severe headache syndrome, and lower jaw fracture.
In December 2023, the criminal case related to this incident was closed due to the absence of a crime. However, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for moral damages due to the injury.
The Yakutsk City Court ruled to recover 350,000 rubles from AO "Aviacompania Polar Airlines" as compensation for moral damages due to the injury. The defendant, AO "Polar Airlines", did not acknowledge the claim.
In response, AO "Aviacompania Polar Airlines" filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) requesting to reduce the compensation amount to 150,000 rubles. However, the Supreme Court left the appeal without satisfaction, and the compensation amount for moral damages remains at 350,000 rubles as decided by the Yakutsk City Court.
The Supreme Court of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) did not provide a reason for not reducing the compensation amount in its decision. The decision of the Yakutsk City Court regarding the compensation for moral damages entered into legal force. Additionally, the Yakutsk City Court also ordered AO "Aviacompania Polar Airlines" to pay 10,000 rubles for the costs of preparing the lawsuit.
The press service of the Supreme Court of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) reported the decision regarding the appeal of AO "Aviacompania Polar Airlines". It is important to note that the decision of the Supreme Court does not affect the earlier closed criminal case related to the aviation incident.
In conclusion, the Supreme Court of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) has upheld the decision of the Yakutsk City Court regarding the compensation for moral damages to the plaintiff, a firefighting paratrooper, involved in the June 2022 helicopter incident. The compensation amount remains at 350,000 rubles, and AO "Aviacompania Polar Airlines" is required to pay this amount, along with additional costs of 10,000 rubles.
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