Almost three years after the disappearance of MH370, families of 15 Chinese nationals on board the ill-fated flight today filed a negligence suit at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur.

Wang Bao 'An and 30 others named the Malaysia Airline System Bhd (MAS), Malaysia Airlines Bhd, the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) director-general, Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and the government as defendants.

In the suit filed by law firm Messrs San Leong, the families are seeking special, general, aggravated and exemplary damages, and costs of bereavement.

They claimed that since the aircraft failed to reached Beijing on March 8, 2014, MAS had breached the contract, and as such, should be liable for damages.

The 31 relatives who are dependents of the 15 passengers further claimed that the disappearance of the aircraft was substantially caused by the negligence of DCA, RMAF and the government.

The DCA as the regulatory authority in aviation and the operator of the civilian air traffic control in the country had exclusive powers over MH370 when it flew and disappeared in Malaysian airspace.

The families are claiming damages as a result of loss of present and future financial support, loss of services, loss of family love and affection, and irreparable psychological harm and trauma.

It was reported that some 27 suits had been filed over the loss of Flight MH370. The aircraft left Kuala Lumpur International Airport slightly before midnight on March 7, 2014 and disappeared in the early morning of March 8.

Some of the suits had been settled while others are still pending for trial at the High Court.