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 due to poor weather conditions.
The latest development underscores Malaysia's commitment to providing closure to the families affected by this tragedy, the transport ministry stated.
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 $70m (£56m) if the wreckage is found, Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook stated.
Previous search efforts included a multinational operation involving 60 ships and 50 aircraft from 26 countries, which concluded in 2017, followed by a three-month effort by Ocean Infinity in 2018, with no success.
Flight MH370 lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour after take-off on 8 March 2014, with radar indicating it deviated from its intended flight path.
The case is still regarded as one of the greatest mysteries in aviation, leaving the families of those on board searching for answers. The incident has also fueled numerous conspiracy theories, including suggestions of deliberate actions by the pilot or potential hijacking.
An investigation in 2018 concluded that the plane's controls were likely manipulated to take it off course, but did not determine the motive, emphasizing that wreckage recovery is critical for conclusive answers.
