Search for Long-Lost Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Set to Resume

Thu Dec 04 2025 21:08:33 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished over a decade ago, is set to resume on December 30, driven by the commitment to provide closure for the families affected by this enduring aviation mystery.

Over ten years since its disappearance, the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will recommence on December 30 for a duration of 55 days, following a previous cessation due to adverse weather. Malaysian authorities emphasize their commitment to the families impacted by the tragedy. The effort is led by the exploration firm Ocean Infinity under a 'no find, no fee' agreement. The incident remains one of the deepest mysteries of aviation history, with speculation about its cause still prevalent.

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 fresh search, which will run for 55 days, had begun in March but was suspended shortly after because of poor weather conditions.

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.

Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, disappeared in 2014 while travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and sparked the largest search in aviation history.

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.

Previous attempts included a multinational search involving 60 ships and 50 aircraft from 26 countries, which ended in 2017, and a 2018 effort by Ocean Infinity that was aborted after three months.

Flight MH370 lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour after take-off on 8 March 2014, with radar indicating it had deviated from its original flight path.

The aircraft's mysterious disappearance continues to bewilder and haunt the families of those on board. Many have continually called for renewed search efforts over the years, emphasizing their ongoing struggle for closure.

The incident has also spawned numerous conspiracy theories, including the possibility that the pilot intentionally crashed the plane or that it had been hijacked.

Investigators in 2018 concluded that the plane's controls were likely manipulated to divert it off its flight path, but no definitive reasons were found. They stated that the answer can only be conclusive if the wreckage is found.