Swiftair goes on trial in Paris over 2014 Air Algérie crash

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116 people, including 54 French, died in the crash on 24 July 2014. The trial of the Spanish company that operated the flight of Air Algeria just opened in Paris.

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From Paris, Saliha Fayez – Nearly twelve years after the disaster, the crash of Air Algérie flight AH5017 has brutally resurfaced in French news. Since the opening of the trial of the Spanish company Swiftair in Paris on Monday, the case has dominated the headlines of numerous media outlets in France. This air tragedy, which deeply affected public opinion in 2014, has thus returned to the forefront of the legal and media scene, reviving question…