5 Facts You Never Knew About Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

2023-03-11

  1. It was the longest disappearance of a commercial aircraft in aviation history - Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) disappeared on March 8, 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, China with 239 people on board. The search for the missing plane went on for almost three years and spanned over 46 million square kilometers of ocean. Despite extensive efforts, the plane was never found.
  2. Flight 370’s disappearance sparked a global response - The search for MH370 involved 26 countries and the deployment of over 80 ships and aircraft. In addition to the search, an international investigation was launched to determine the cause of the plane’s disappearance.
  3. It was the most expensive search in aviation history - The search for MH370 cost an estimated $200 million, making it the most expensive search effort in aviation history. The majority of the costs were incurred by the Australian government, which provided the majority of the resources for the search.
  4. The cause of the disappearance remains a mystery - Despite extensive efforts, the cause of the plane’s disappearance remains a mystery. The investigation concluded that the plane likely crashed into the Indian Ocean, but the exact cause of the crash is still unknown.
  5. The search for the plane is ongoing - Despite the official search being called off in 2018, private search efforts have continued. These efforts have so far been unsuccessful, but they continue in the hopes of finding the missing plane and uncovering the cause of its disappearance.

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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370