Local authorities have issued a significant announcement regarding Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, the aircraft that vanished in 2014, as families continue their long search for answers.
On March 8, 2014, the passenger jet carrying 239 passengers and crew disappeared shortly after departing Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, en route to Beijing, China.
Only 38 minutes into the journey, flight MH370 made its final communication with air traffic control when co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid radioed Kuala Lumpur controllers with the words: “All right, good night.”
Two minutes after that transmission, the aircraft’s transponder stopped sending signals, and MH370 failed to check in with Vietnamese air traffic control as expected.
Malaysian military radar later detected the plane veering off its planned route over the Strait of Malacca before it disappeared from radar entirely, roughly 230 miles northwest of Penang Island on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
Over the years, several pieces of wreckage believed to belong to MH370 have surfaced, yet formal investigations led by Australia and Malaysia have not been able to determine what ultimately happened to the aircraft. This lack of resolution has prompted numerous experts to propose their own theories about the fate of the Malaysian Airlines flight.
Although the official investigations had been paused, authorities have now made a major declaration: the search operation for MH370 will resume this month.
The renewed search—undertaken by the U.S.-based robotics company Ocean Infinity—is scheduled to begin on December 30 and will continue for 55 days.
Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport released a statement confirming the update: “The Government of Malaysia wishes to update that the deep-sea search for missing wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be resuming on 30 December 2025. Ocean Infinity has confirmed with the Government of Malaysia that it will recommence seabed search operations for a total of 55 days, to be conducted intermittently.
“The search will be carried out in targeted area assessed to have the highest probability of locating the aircraft, in accordance with the service agreement entered between the Government of Malaysia and Ocean Infinity on 25 March 2025.”
Authorities added that the Malaysian government remains committed to investigating the tragedy in hopes of “providing closure” to all those affected.
Last year, the government stated it was open to restarting the search for MH370—but only if “credible evidence” pinpointing the plane’s location emerged.
Minister of Transport Anthony Loke reiterated this position in November 2024, saying: “Based on the latest information and analysis from experts and researchers, Ocean Infinity’s search proposal is credible and can be considered by the Malaysian government as the flight’s official registrar.
“The terms and costs requested are in the same draft agreement currently being negotiated between the government and Ocean Infinity. Should it be finalised, cabinet approval will be required, and I will make a public announcement.”
Source: unilad.com