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What was supposed to be a standard red-eye flight with an average flight time of six hours turned into nine years of loss and mystery.
On March 8, 2014, 239 people went missing on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 en route from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, to Beijing.
Just 40 minutes into the flight, the MH370 disappeared from radar after entering Vietnamese airspace. GuardianThe last time we heard anyone from the plane was around 1am when the captain, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, said, “Goodnight. Malaysia’s three seven zeros.” Flight.
The plane’s disappearance has made headlines and fascinated people around the world, but the families of the passengers continue to search for answers. However, despite various search efforts and investigations, there are still very few clues as to what really happened on Flight 370.
“This is the greatest aviation mystery of all time,” said the director of MH370: Missing Plane, a Netflix documentary series about the unexplained disappearance of a plane that hit the streamer exactly nine years later on March 8. Louise Malkinson said.
“This is a world where we have cell phones, radar, satellites, tracking, and it’s been nearly nine years…and still very little is insane,” the director added. Guardian.
This three-part documentary series explores what happened to flight by testing three of the “most controversial theories”. peopleIncluding possible hijacking and government intervention.
Here’s everything you need to know about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and ‘MH370: The Missing Plane’.
What happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
Before Flight 370 disappeared, the Malaysian Air Force’s primary radar spotted it making a sharp left turn after entering Vietnamese airspace, heading for the Andaman Sea. Guardian.
Officials say the plane’s transponder was turned off, presumably by the pilot or co-pilot, as the plane rerouted over the South China Sea. people report.
The plane was reportedly spotted by a geostationary Indian Ocean satellite operated by Inmarsat within six hours after it left radar. The data show that the flight turned south after reaching the Andaman Sea.
Some experts believe the plane likely ran straight for hours before running out of gas and plunging into the Indian Ocean between Australia and Antarctica, but no definitive conclusions have been drawn. Is not …
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Was Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Found?
In the wake of the plane’s disappearance, authorities in Malaysia, China and Australia launched a two-year underwater search costing $135 million. ReutersThe search was discontinued in 2017 after an unsuccessful attempt.
Then, in 2018, Malaysia teamed up with ocean robotics company Ocean Infinity to start searching the Indian Ocean in return for $70 million if the plane was found. However, the search was shortened. United States of America todayfor unknown reasons.
In the years since his disappearance, wreckage of the aircraft has reportedly washed up on the coasts of Africa and islands in the Indian Ocean, and many speculate that the parts are from Flight 370.
Nine years later, Malaysian investigators are still unconclusive about the plane’s disappearance.
people on the plane presumed death by the Malaysian government in 2015. At the time, they declared the disappearance an accident.
In March, the families of those on the plane called on the Malaysian government to resume the Indian Ocean search by Ocean Infinity, according to Reuters. According to Voice370, a group of relatives of those on the plane, Ocean Infinity has made “genuine progress” in understanding what happened, and their findings “could lead to a successful search.” has improved significantly,” he added.
No word on whether the government will work with Ocean Infinity again, but transport minister Anthony Rourke said he wanted to “close the book” on the disappearance while speaking at a memorial event for the victims. .
He said he would consider further investigations until “new and credible information” becomes available.
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Where is Malaysia Airlines Now?
After the disappearance, Malaysia Airlines launched damage control and suspended an advertising campaign in honor of the victims.
Ahmad Jawhari Yahya, CEO of Malaysia Airlines wall street journal A month after the incident, the airline’s “current primary focus is on caring for families in terms of their emotional and financial needs”.
company started insurance payment $50,000 in June 2014.
In July of the same year, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was hit by a Russian missile while traveling from Amsterdam to Malaysia and crashed over Ukraine, killing 298 people. BBC.
The two incidents impacted the airline’s sales and reputation, prompting the Malaysian government to take the following actions: Buy the rest of the airline’s stock In addition to massive remodeling, nationalize it.
Malaysia Airlines still operating today, reported $98.6 million in revenue 2021 years.