Disappearance of flight MH 370: Malaysian Prime Minister would be “happy to relaunch” research to elucidate the mystery

Événement commémoratif du vol MH370 de la Malaysia Airlines marquant le 10e anniversaire de sa disparition, le 3 mars 2024. NAZRI MOHAMAD – EPA/MAXPPP

L'avion a disparu le 8 mars 2014 au-dessus de l'océan Indien, avec 239 passagers à bord. La Malaisie avait suspendu les recherches en 2017.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday March 4, 2024 that he would be "happy to relaunch" research for flight MH 370 in the event of "convincing", cites in particular The Parisian.

The aircraft disappeared on March 8, 2014 with 239 passengers on board, over the Indian Ocean. "C& #39;is an issue that affects people's lives and everything that needs to be done must be done", said Anwar Ibrahim, quoted by our colleagues.& ;nbsp;Ten years later, the mystery surrounding the fate of flight MH 370 remains unsolved.

Disappeared from radar

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014. That day, the Boeing 777 left Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 12:41 a.m. heading to Beijing, where the # Landing is scheduled for 6:30 a.m. (local time). 

Research suspended in 2017

Approximately two hours after takeoff, the Boeing 777 did not respond to requests from air traffic controllers at the checkpoint located on the border between Malaysia and Vietnam and disappeared. radars.

If debris was found, washed up on the coast of Reunion, and around the southwest of the African continent, several months after the disappearance of the Boeing 777, research carried out for three years over a vast area of 120,000 km², did not make it possible to locate the remains of the plane and any remains and were suspended in 2017.

"Day of Remembrance"

This Sunday, March 3, 2024, around 500 people gathered at a shopping mall near Kuala Lumpur for a "day of remembrance" . Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke told reporters that Malaysia is determined to find the plane, cites in particular Le Parisien.