MH17 victim Fatima Dyczynski’s car returned to parents in Perth

A much-loved car owned by an Australian woman who was killed on MH17 has been finally been returned to her parents in Western Australia.

Fatima Dyczynski was on board Flight MH17. Picture: Supplied

A much-loved car owned by an Australian woman who was killed on flight MH17 has finally been returned to her parents in Perth, after it sat in a Netherlands carpark for years.

Aerospace engineer Fatima Dyczynski, 25, was one of the 38 Australians who died when the Malaysian Airlines flight was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014.

In April last year, one of Ms Dyczynski’s friends point out to her parents, Jerzy Dyczynski and Angela Rudhart-Dyczynski, that her BMW was still sitting in a corporate carpark in Amsterdam.

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Fatima Dyczynski’s much-loved car has been returned to her parents in Perth. Picture: Supplied

The Dyczynskis have now brought the convertible to Perth and had it registered on Friday.

They said it was a complex process that was helped by Australian politicians, government department workers, IBM executives and the airline.

West Australian Transport Minister Rita Saffioti, who was part of the collective effort, said she was relieved to hear Ms Dyczynski’s pride and joy was now with her parents.

“I cannot imagine the pain they have endured and I hope having Fatima’s car being with them now helps them in their grieving process,” Ms Saffioti told AAP.

The car is particularly meaningful to the couple given their daughter’s love of fine engineering.

Jerzy Dyczynski, Ms Dyczynski’s father, riving his daughter's beloved BMW after it was finally brought from Amsterdam to Perth. Picture: AAP

Jerzy Dyczynski and Angela Rudhart-Dyczynski lost their daughter in the MH17 crash. Picture: AP

They have described the MH17 atrocity as a crime against humanity, listing Ukraine’s failure to close air space over the rebel-controlled combat zone as the top reason it happened.

Originally published as MH17 victim Fatima Dyczynski’s car returned to parents in Perth