Summary
Malaysian authorities are restarting the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 people on board. The search will begin on December 30, conducted by Ocean Infinity in a specific area of the southern Indian Ocean. Malaysia will pay the company if they find any wreckage.
Key Facts
- Malaysia is renewing the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
- The flight disappeared on March 8, 2014, with 239 passengers, mostly Chinese nationals.
- The new search will start on December 30, 2023.
- Ocean Infinity, a marine robotics firm, will conduct the search.
- They will search a 15,000 square kilometer area of the southern Indian Ocean.
- Malaysia will pay $70 million if wreckage is found.
- A 2018 report suggested the plane's controls were deliberately manipulated, but no responsible party was identified.
