Search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume 11 years after it disappeared
Published on Dec 05, 2025 at 2:03 AM (UTC+4)
by Keelin McNamara
Last updated on Dec 04, 2025 at 7:37 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Mason Jones
The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is set to resume over a decade after it disappeared.
The news, which comes after campaigns from family members of the missing, has been confirmed by the Malaysian transport ministry.
The news comes 11 years after the aircraft first disappeared.
It has remained one of the greatest mysteries in modern aviation history.
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Flight MH370 was scheduled to fly from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Beijing in China.
On March 8th, 2014, it veered off-course – and went missing from flight radars forever.
At the time, MH370 was carrying 12 Malaysian staff and 227 passengers.
Since then, the families of those missing have naturally been seeking closure.
And now, attempts to locate the aircraft are being revived.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Malaysian transport ministry confirmed the news.
It also confirmed that Ocean Infinity, a marine robotics company, would be leading the search.
The company, based in the UK and US, is set to resume a search of the Indian Ocean seabed.
Discovery operations are set to start on December 30th and last for 55 days.
The new search will target strategic sectors of the Indian Ocean.
The team will search the areas with the highest likelihood of finding the missing aircraft.
Danica Weeks, whose husband Paul went missing onboard MH370, spoke to The Guardian about the news.
She noted that she is, ‘incredibly grateful and relieved’ that the Malaysian government is continuing the search.
She said: “We’ve never stopped wishing for answers, and knowing the search will go on brings a sense of comfort.
“I truly hope this next phase gives us the clarity and peace we’ve been so desperately longing for, for us and our loved ones, since March 8th 2014.”
A timeline of the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
March 8, 2014: Flight MH370 departs Kuala Lumpur for Beijing and disappears from civilian radar less than an hour later
Military radar shows the aircraft turning west across the Malay Peninsula
March 9–14, 2014: Initial search focuses on the South China Sea before shifting west toward the Andaman Sea
15th March, 2014: Satellite data reveals the aircraft flew for hours after radar lost contact, prompting a search in two corridors: north toward Central Asia and south into the Indian Ocean
March 24, 2014: Malaysia’s Prime Minister announces that new satellite analysis indicates the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean
April 4–14, 2014: Search vessels detect possible underwater pings, though later results are inconclusive
July 29, 2015: A flaperon from MH370 is found on Réunion Island, the first confirmed debris
2015–2016: Additional debris confirmed or considered likely from MH370 is discovered along western Indian Ocean shores
January 17, 2017: The official joint search by Malaysia, Australia, and China is suspended after covering 120,000 sq km without locating the main wreckage
January 2018: A new search by Ocean Infinity begins under a ‘no find, no fee’ agreement with Malaysia
May 2018: The Ocean Infinity search ends with no new confirmed findings
2020–2023: Independent investigators, analysts, and family groups continue research and advocacy for a renewed search
December 2025: Malaysian authorities confirm a new search will take place. Ocean Infinity will lead the search
Keelin McNamara is a content writer at Supercar Blondie from Ireland, covering cars, technology, and lifestyle. Despite being a Law graduate, he discovered his passion for journalism during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has worked in the industry ever since. Outside of work, he is an avid MotoGP fan, and is a self-confessed addict of the sport.
