KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 24 -- Three former pilots of Malindo Airways Sdn Bhd have successfully obtained total compensation amounting to RM1.44 million after the Industrial Court ruled in their favour over wrongful dismissal without just cause.

Industrial Court chairman Zalina Awang @ Mamat made the decision after finding that the airline failed to prove that the termination of the three pilots was carried out bona fide (in good faith), according to a report published in BuletinTV3 today.

The claimants were senior first officer M Muralitharan, first officer Nik Afiq Farhan Nik Mohd Hilmi, and captain Foong Wai Ming.

Muralitharan and Wai Ming had served the company for seven years, while Nik Afiq joined Malindo Airways in 2015.

All three wer...