Court upholds ruling requiring airline to compensate families of Flight PS752 victims
Ontario's highest court has upheld a ruling that found Ukraine International Airlines legally responsible to pay full compensation to families of victims who died in the downing of Flight PS752.
On Jan. 8, 2020, the plane was shot down by two Iranian missiles just minutes after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board.
Most of the passengers were bound for Canada, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents, while many others had connections to Canada.
Last year, an Ontario court found that Ukraine International Airlines was negligent because it failed to conduct a proper risk assessment for the flight out of Tehran.
The court found that decision meant the airline could not limit the amount of compensation it provided to families.
The Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed the airline's appeal in a decision released today.
Joe Fiorante, a lawyer representing some of the families in the case, called the ruling 'an important result' for those who lost loved ones in the incident.
'The ruling of the Court of Appeal brings a small measure of justice for the families,' Fiorante said in a press release.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 11, 2025.
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