Search for missing MH370 flight suspended say Malaysian government
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Why the ‘final’ search for MH370 has been suspended
- The latest search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been postponed until the end of the year as it’s “not the season”.
- The search, led by Ocean Infinity, aims to locate the wreckage within a 15,000 sq km area off the coast of Perth, Australia in the southern Indian Ocean.
- The Malaysian government has a "no-find, no-fee" agreement with Ocean Infinity, promising $70 million (£54m) if the wreckage is found.
- This is expected to be the final search mission for the aircraft, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board.
- Ocean Infinity's advanced autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are being used to scan the ocean floor.