Malaysia Resumes Search for Missing Flight MH370 After Over a Decade

Thu Dec 04 2025 05:08:31 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014, will resume on December 30, 2025, following a previous temporary suspension due to adverse weather conditions.

Malaysian authorities have announced the resumption of the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which has been missing for over ten years. The renewed effort, spearheaded by Ocean Infinity, aims to locate the wreckage of the Boeing 777 and provide closure to the families of the 239 passengers and crew aboard. This latest search follows previous efforts that involved extensive multinational operations but ended without success.

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 Malaysia's commitment to providing closure to the families affected by this tragedy, the transport ministry indicated on Wednesday, according to local media.

Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, disappeared in 2014 while traveling 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 $70 million (£56 million) if wreckage is found, Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook earlier stated.

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

Having lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour after take-off on 8 March 2014, radar showed that the flight had deviated from its original flight path, marking it as one of aviation's greatest mysteries.

The incident has led to a range of conspiracy theories, from speculation about pilot actions to possible hijacking. An investigation in 2018 found that the plane's controls were likely manipulated to take it off course, but no definitive conclusions have been reached.

As the search resumes, hope remains for the families of those on board, who have continuously advocated for renewed search efforts, striving to find closure after a decade of uncertainty.