Search resumes to solve mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

"Efforts to solve one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries will resume later this month when the search continues for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the country's Ministry of Transport said. The aircraft, a Boeing 777, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew when it vanished from radars shortly after takeoff on March 8, 2014 from Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing, China."

"The search will focus on targeted areas assessed to have the highest probability of locating the aircraft, the Transport Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The ministry said the renewed search effort underscores the Government of Malaysia's commitment to providing closure to the families affected by the tragedy, according to the official Bernama news agency. Two-thirds of passengers on the ill-fated flight were Chinese, while the others were from Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, and elsewhere."

"Flight investigators said in a 495-page report into the disappearance that they did not know why the plane had vanished and refused to rule out the possibility that someone other than the pilots had diverted the jet from its scheduled route. Satellite data showed the plane diverted from its flight path and headed south, to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have run out of fuel and crashed."

Search operations for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume on December 30, focusing on targeted areas with the highest probability of locating the Boeing 777. The aircraft departed Kuala Lumpur for Beijing on March 8, 2014 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew before vanishing from radar shortly after takeoff. Satellite data indicate the plane diverted south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it likely ran out of fuel and crashed. A 495-page investigation report could not determine the cause and did not rule out diversion by someone other than the pilots. Earlier Australia-led and Ocean Infinity searches covered vast ocean areas with limited debris finds.

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