KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Alliance News): Malaysia’s Cabinet has approved a new search operation for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which mysteriously disappeared 10 years ago.
The Boeing 777, carrying 239 people, vanished from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, despite the largest search in aviation history.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed on December 20 that the government agreed to accept a proposal from Ocean Infinity, a US-UK-based company, to search a new area in the southern Indian Ocean covering 15,000 square kilometers. The terms are still being negotiated and are expected to be finalized by early 2025.
Loke stated that the search will follow a “no find, no fee” principle, meaning Malaysia will only pay Ocean Infinity if the plane is located.
This marks the second collaboration between Malaysia and Ocean Infinity, after a previous search in 2018 yielded no results. The new search area is based on the latest expert analysis.
The search for MH370 has long captivated the world, with many theories proposed about its disappearance, including suggestions that the aircraft’s course was altered manually.
A final report from 2018 highlighted errors by air traffic control and the manual change in course.
