Malaysia starts the search for flight MH370 again

Von WOM

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia has in principle agreed, the search for the ruins of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 to resume on Friday. This happens more than 10 years after the plane in one of the greatest riddles of the aviation violations.

Details on the missing flight MH370

The flight MH370, a Boeing 777, transported 227 passengers and 12 crew members and disappeared on March 8, 2014 on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Plan to search in new areas

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that the proposal to explore a new area in southern Indian Ocean comes from the exploration company Ocean Infinity, which also carried out the last search for the aircraft in 2018.

Financial incentives for the search

The company will receive $ 70 million if substantial debris is found, Loke said at a press conference.

a promise to the relatives

"Our responsibility and obligation applies to the bereaved," he said. "We hope that this time there will be positive results that the debris will be found and the families will bring peace."

earlier investigations and finds

Malaysian investigators initially did not rule out that the aircraft was deliberately paid off the course. Rümmer was discovered, including some confirmed and others who are suspected as parts of the aircraft that were washed up on the coast of Africa and on islands in the Indian Ocean.

affected passengers and their families

Over 150 Chinese passengers were on board the flight, whose members of Malaysia Airlines, Boeing, the engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and the Allianz Versicherung request compensation.

past searches and their results

Malaysia commissioned Ocean Infinity in 2018 with the search in the southern Indian Ocean and offered to pay up to $ 70 million if the plane is found. However, these two attempts were unsuccessful.

previous international search campaigns

This was followed by an underwater search by Malaysia, Australia and China in an area of ​​120,000 square kilometers (46,332 square miles) in the southern Indian Ocean, which was based on data on automatic connections between an inmarsat satellite and the aircraft.