Malaysia has said that it would start looking for flight MH370 again. The Malaysian airlines plane went missing 11 years ago, and after many search operations, Kuala Lumpur has chosen to restart its efforts.
On March 8, 2014, Malaysian airlines aircraft MH370 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members, went missing. The plane took off from Kuala Lumpur and was going to Beijing, China went it vanished off the radar.
Why is Malaysia launching search operation again
The Malaysian transport ministry on Wednesday confirmed it will be restarting search operations for MH370 on December 30.
The search will be carried out "in (a) targeted area assessed to have the highest probability locating the aircraft" by the marine exploration company Ocean Infinity, according to the transport ministry.

The last search effort was done in March 2025 with a "no find, no fee" concept with Ocean Infinity. This search, however, was suspended in April.
From 2014 to 2025: MH370 remains a mystery
The first search began on March 9, a day after the jet vanished off radar. Chief General of the Royal Malaysian Air Force had declared that they were studying military radar recordings and the "possibility" that MH370 had turned back and travelled across the Andaman Sea.
Despite multiple sightings, no wreckage relating to the plan was located until July 2015, when a flaperon from the plane's right wing was found on the French island of Réunion, widening the search activities.

Following this debris, a damaged suitcase that matched MH370 was discovered off the coast of Australia. Later than month, a Chinese water bottle and an Indonesian cleaning product were recovered in the same region, however, officials were not able to establish if the products belonged to MH370 passengers.
Ships and aircraft from China, India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, and the United States participated in the international hunt for MH370.
"Closure for families"
Malaysia is beginning the hunt for the flight for three major objectives - to find out what happened to the plan, what caused its disappearance and to bring closure to the relatives of those on board the Malaysian airlines flight."The recent development shows the government of Malaysia’s dedication in delivering closure to the families touched by this tragedy,” the transport ministry said in its statement, released on its website and X.
How is this search going to be different than the rest?
The last search in April 2025 was called off due to bad weather. As Malaysia resumes the task to look for the missing flight, the transport ministry has stated that it will be looking in a "targeted area assessed to have the highest probability of locating the aircraft." The search operation will be carried out for a total of 55 days.

No other information on the search radar was given by the Malaysian government. Teams have searched Southeast Asia, the Andaman Sea, and the southern Indian Ocean for the Malaysian Airlines aircraft since it vanished.
Authorities will investigate the possibility that the plane was intentionally diverted as they continue their search.
This search will also be carried out on a 'no find, no fee' basis. Malaysia will pay Ocean Infinity $70 million if substantive wreckage is located during the search.