Malaysia extends search for missing flight MH370 by one year
The extension lets Ocean Infinity finish a remaining 7,428.54 sq km search area and reflects the firm’s other commercial commitments, minister Anthony Loke said.
- On Monday, Malaysia extended its underwater search contract with Ocean Infinity for one year, targeting the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
- The Boeing 777 vanished in 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, becoming one of aviation's enduring mysteries.
- Infinity will be paid about $100 million if it finds the wreckage, with the extension enabling the search of a remaining 7,428.54 sq km area.
- Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke stated the decision is a "manifestation of the government's continuous and unwavering commitment" to provide closure for the next of kin.
- Search assets will be temporarily redeployed to other locations between November 2026 and April 2027, as Loke confirmed these commercial commitments were factored into the extension.
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Search for MH370 given new 2027 deadline as Malaysia extends hunt to cover remaining 7,000sq/km area
Malaysia's government has approved a one-year extension to its agreement with British deep-sea exploration company Ocean Infinity for the continued underwater hunt for flight MH370 in the Southern Indian Ocean.The Malaysian Cabinet reached this decision on June 26 2026, with the renewed contract running from July 1 2026 through to June 30 2027.The arrangement preserves all existing terms, including the "no find, no fee" principle that has govern…
Malaysia Extends Search for MH370 for Another Year
The Malaysian government extended its deal with deep-sea exploration firm Ocean Infinity to search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 for another year, the country’s transport ministry announced on June 29. The Boeing 777 was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew when it vanished during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, perplexing the world. Multiple search operations in the southern Indian Ocean so far have yielded s…
The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is being extended by another year. Malaysian authorities announced this on Monday. The plane, with 239 passengers on board, disappeared from radar 12 years ago, and there has been no trace of it since.
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