It's been 11 years, where is Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? Searches to resume soon
As per reports, the plane involved in the incident had an excellent safety record since its first flight in 1995.
As per reports, the plane involved in the incident had an excellent safety record since its first flight in 1995.
As per reports, the plane involved in the incident had an excellent safety record since its first flight in 1995.
It's been more than 11 years since the world was shocked after a Boeing 777 plane, with 239 passengers, disappeared into thin air. The flight from Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing had just taken off when it lost radar contact within almost half an hour. According to satellite data, the plane deviated from its path and headed toward the far southern Indian Ocean. However, it's yet to be determined whether the plane crashed, was hijacked, or suffered any other mishaps. The flight was last searched in April this year. After a long time, the world is ready again to go on a deep-sea search for the plane. Malaysia's transport ministry said the search will begin on December 30.
The search
According to the ministry, the US-based marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity will search for about 55 days across various targeted areas where the plane's remains are likely to be found. The country's government gave the green light in March this year for a no-find, no-fee contract with the firm to resume the search. They will inspect a 15,000-square-kilometre site in the ocean and will be paid $70 million only if wreckage is discovered. The search was halted in April due to bad weather.
The plane with a great record
As per reports, the plane involved in the incident had an excellent safety record since its first flight in 1995. It had passengers from 14 countries and 12 crew members from Malaysia, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew. One hundred fifty-three of the flyers were Chinese nationals, and there was even a group of 19 artists. Five of the passengers were also from India.
(With inputs from PTI)