Search For Long-missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 To Resume

Officials have announced that efforts to locate the long-lost aircraft will restart on 30 December, marking the first major renewed attempt in more than ten years.

The search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume on 30 December, over a decade after the aircraft with 239 people on board vanished, Malaysian authorities have said.
This renewed operation, intended to last 55 days, originally commenced in March but was put on hold soon after due to severe weather.

This fresh search, which will run for 55 days, had begun in March but was suspended shortly after because of poor weather conditions.
The transport ministry stated that the new progress highlights a determination to offer long-awaited closure to families who have endured years of uncertainty.

“The latest development underscores the [Malaysia’s] commitment to providing closure to the families affected by this tragedy,” the transport ministry said Wednesday, according to local media.
The flight, a Boeing 777 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in 2014, disappeared in circumstances that led to the most extensive aviation recovery effort ever mounted.

Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, disappeared in 2014 while travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and sparked the largest search in aviation history.
The ongoing mission is being conducted by the exploration company under an agreement guaranteeing payment only if the missing aircraft is located.

Exploration firm Ocean Infinity is leading the current search under a “no find, no fee” arrangement. It will receive $70m (£56m) if the wreckage is found, Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook earlier said.
Earlier searches included a massive international deployment of ships and aircraft, and a later investigation by the same company was halted after several months.

Previous attempts include a multinational search involving 60 ships and 50 aircraft from 26 countries, which ended in 2017, and a 2018 effort by Ocean Infinity ended after three months.
Less than an hour after departure on 8 March 2014, the plane ceased communication with controllers, and tracking data indicated a significant change in course.

Flight MH370 lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour after take-off on 8 March 2014, and radar showed it had deviated from its original flight path.
To this day, the disappearance remains one of the most perplexing events in modern aviation, leaving families searching for answers and closure.

It remains one of the greatest aviation mysteries, which continues to haunt the families of those on board. Over the years, many had called for a new search, noting their struggle to find closure.
The tragedy has also fueled numerous speculative theories, ranging from deliberate action by the pilot to the possibility of an unlawful takeover.

The incident has also given rise to a host of conspiracy theories, including speculation that the pilot had deliberately brought the plane down or that it had been hijacked.
An inquiry concluded that the aircraft was likely intentionally steered off course, though investigators could not determine who was responsible or why.

An investigation in 2018 found that the plane’s controls were likely deliberately manipulated to take it off course, but drew no conclusions behind it.
Experts at the time stressed that only the discovery of the aircraft itself could provide definitive answers to the tragedy.

Investigators said at the time that “the answer can only be conclusive if the wreckage is found”.