A Malaysia Airlines aircraft from Kuala Lampur had to make a delayed landing at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Sunday after a laser beam reportedly flashed towards its cockpit distracted the pilot. The plane was carrying 159 passengers when the incident happened.&nbsp;Flight MH-184 was scheduled to land at around 11.20 pm in Kolkata. However, when the aircraft was about eight nautical miles from the runway, a bright laser beam coming from the Madhyamgram-Barasat side reportedly struck the cockpit, momentarily disorienting the pilot.&nbsp;The aircraft therefore did not land at the scheduled time and had to circle before making another approach. The carrier informed the airport authorities and a complaint was filed with the NSCBI Airport Police Station, reported various media organisations.&nbsp;ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/jharkhand-government-agrees-to-cancel-jpsc-exam-but-students-stick-to-their-demand-of-cbi-probe-1786285886561">Jharkhand government agrees to cancel JPSC exam, but students stick to their demand of CBI probe</a>&nbsp;The use of laser lights around the airport is banned but occasional incidents are reported. Such incidents have the potential to impact flight operations.&nbsp;Laser beam shave the potential to temporarily impair a pilot’s vision, cause distraction and create a temporary blindness-like effect. Any such incident during take-off and landing can be dangerous as pilots need clear vision and concentration during the time.&nbsp;In 2025, laser lights used near the Sreebhumi Sporting Club pandal during Du8rga Puja celebration had reportedly caused concern among pilots, following which the laser show was stopped.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The carrier informed the airport authorities about the incident and a complaint was filed with the NSCBI Airport Police Station.

A Malaysia Airlines aircraft from Kuala Lampur had to make a delayed landing at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Sunday after a laser beam reportedly flashed towards its cockpit distracted the pilot. The plane was carrying 159 passengers when the incident happened. Flight MH-184 was scheduled to land at around 11.20 pm in Kolkata. However, when the aircraft was about eight nautical miles from the runway, a bright laser beam coming from the Madhyamgram-Barasat side reportedly struck the cockpit, momentarily disorienting the pilot. The aircraft therefore did not land at the scheduled time and had to circle before making another approach. The carrier informed the airport authorities and a complaint was filed with the NSCBI Airport Police Station, reported various media organisations. ALSO READ: Jharkhand government agrees to cancel JPSC exam, but students stick to their demand of CBI probe The use of laser lights around the airport is banned but occasional incidents are reported. Such incidents have the potential to impact flight operations. Laser beam shave the potential to temporarily impair a pilot’s vision, cause distraction and create a temporary blindness-like effect. Any such incident during take-off and landing can be dangerous as pilots need clear vision and concentration during the time. In 2025, laser lights used near the Sreebhumi Sporting Club pandal during Du8rga Puja celebration had reportedly caused concern among pilots, following which the laser show was stopped.

The carrier informed the airport authorities about the incident and a complaint was filed with the NSCBI Airport Police Station.

Pilot of Malaysia Airlines flight disoriented by laser beam, makes safe landing in Kolkata

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Mystery of MH370: Families seek closure, what really happened to Malaysia's missing airplane?

An American company has claimed that it has scientific evidence of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370's final resting place, the Independent reported.&nbsp;

Flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while flying over the South China Sea, becoming one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents.&nbsp;

The aircraft, which was headed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members and all onboard were presumed dead.&nbsp;

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A few bits of debris washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean, but besides that, the authorities did not find any trace of the wreck.&nbsp;

Relatives of passengers even called for a new search 10 years after the tragic incident as they spoke of grief and the struggle to find closure.&nbsp;

In the latest development, a Texas-based company, Ocean Infinity, announced a proposal for a new search in the southern Indian Ocean where the plane is believed to have crashed.&nbsp;

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The company has already submitted the proposal to the Malaysian government, proposing a "no-cure, no-fee" approach for further search. Reports mentioned that the client will have to pay for the services if the company secures a positive outcome.&nbsp;

Notably, in January 2017, the official search for the missing jet was suspended and a private six-month search conducted a year later also turned up nothing.&nbsp;

As quoted by the news site, Oliver Plunkett, the company's chief executive officer (CEO), said: "We now feel in a position to be able to return to the search for MH370, and have submitted a proposal to the Malaysian government."&nbsp;

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"Finding MH370 and bringing some resolution for all connected with the loss of the aircraft has been a constant in our minds since we left the southern Indian Ocean in 2018," he added.&nbsp;

"Since then, we have focused on driving the transformation of operations at sea; innovating with technology and robotics to further advance our ocean search capabilities," Plunkett further said.&nbsp;

He said that he is "very, very confident that the government of Malaysia and cabinet will approve" the proposal. Plunkett stated that the company was evaluating the data with the goal of narrowing the search area. "This is undoubtedly the most difficult, and hence the most important, quest out there," he said.&nbsp;

"We've been working with many experts, some outside of Ocean Infinity, to continue analysing the data in the hopes of narrowing the search area down to one in which success becomes potentially achievable. We hope to get back to the search soon," he said.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

An American company has claimed that it has scientific evidence of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370's final resting place, the Independent reported. Flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while flying over the South China Sea, becoming one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents.

An American company has claimed that it has scientific evidence of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370's final resting place, the Independent reported. Flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while flying over the South China Sea, becoming one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents. The aircraft, which was headed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members and all onboard were presumed dead. Also read: Fatal crash: Small plane carrying 5 passengers goes down, say Nashville police A few bits of debris washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean, but besides that, the authorities did not find any trace of the wreck. Relatives of passengers even called for a new search 10 years after the tragic incident as they spoke of grief and the struggle to find closure. In the latest development, a Texas-based company, Ocean Infinity, announced a proposal for a new search in the southern Indian Ocean where the plane is believed to have crashed. Also read: EU proposes extensive defence enhancement as Ukraine conflict persists The company has already submitted the proposal to the Malaysian government, proposing a "no-cure, no-fee" approach for further search. Reports mentioned that the client will have to pay for the services if the company secures a positive outcome. Notably, in January 2017, the official search for the missing jet was suspended and a private six-month search conducted a year later also turned up nothing. As quoted by the news site, Oliver Plunkett, the company's chief executive officer (CEO), said: "We now feel in a position to be able to return to the search for MH370, and have submitted a proposal to the Malaysian government." Watch: Malaysia to re-open MH370 probe × "Finding MH370 and bringing some resolution for all connected with the loss of the aircraft has been a constant in our minds since we left the southern Indian Ocean in 2018," he added. "Since then, we have focused on driving the transformation of operations at sea; innovating with technology and robotics to further advance our ocean search capabilities," Plunkett further said. He said that he is "very, very confident that the government of Malaysia and cabinet will approve" the proposal. Plunkett stated that the company was evaluating the data with the goal of narrowing the search area. "This is undoubtedly the most difficult, and hence the most important, quest out there," he said. "We've been working with many experts, some outside of Ocean Infinity, to continue analysing the data in the hopes of narrowing the search area down to one in which success becomes potentially achievable. We hope to get back to the search soon," he said. (With inputs from agencies)

MH370 mystery: US-based company claims it knows the flight's final resting place

A Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, becoming one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents.&nbsp;

Ten years after the tragic incident, relatives of passengers on Sunday (Mar 3) pushed for a new search as they spoke of enduring grief and the struggle to find closure.&nbsp;

Authorities did not find any trace of the wreck, besides the few bits of debris that washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean.&nbsp;

The aircraft, which was headed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members and all on board were presumed dead in the still-continuing aviation mystery.&nbsp;

In January 2017, the official search for the missing jet was suspended and a private six-month search conducted a year later also turned up nothing.&nbsp;

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On Sunday, about 500 relatives and their supporters gathered at a shopping centre near the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for a "remembrance day".&nbsp;

They burned 239 candles, one for each lost individual&nbsp;on the flight. Some relatives travelled from China, where nearly two-thirds of the passengers on the crashed jet were from.&nbsp;

"The last 10 years have been a nonstop emotional rollercoaster for me," Grace Nathan, a 36-year-old Malaysian lawyer whose mother, Anne Daisy, 56, was on the flight, told AFP.&nbsp;

Speaking to the crowd, she called on the Malaysian government to conduct a new search. "MH370 is not history," she said.&nbsp;

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Liu Shuang Fong, 67, from China's Hebei province lost her 28-year-old son Li Yan Lin, who was also a passenger on the plane.&nbsp;

"I demand justice for my son. Where is the plane?" said Liu, who flew to Malaysia for the event. "The search must go on," she added.&nbsp;

Anthony Loke, who is the transport minister, told reporters that "as far Malaysia is concerned it is committed to finding the plane... cost is not the issue".&nbsp;

He told relatives at the gathering that he would meet with officials from Texas-based marine exploration firm Ocean Infinity, which conducted a previous unsuccessful search to discuss a new operation.&nbsp;

"We are now awaiting for them to provide suitable dates and I hope to meet them soon," he said.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

A Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, becoming one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents. Ten years after the tragic incident, relatives of passengers on Sunday (Mar 3) pushed for a new search as they spoke of enduring grief and the struggle to find closure.

A Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, becoming one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents. Ten years after the tragic incident, relatives of passengers on Sunday (Mar 3) pushed for a new search as they spoke of enduring grief and the struggle to find closure. Authorities did not find any trace of the wreck, besides the few bits of debris that washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean. The aircraft, which was headed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members and all on board were presumed dead in the still-continuing aviation mystery. In January 2017, the official search for the missing jet was suspended and a private six-month search conducted a year later also turned up nothing. Also read: Channel crossing: Seven-year-old girl dies as boat carrying 16 migrants capsizes On Sunday, about 500 relatives and their supporters gathered at a shopping centre near the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for a "remembrance day". They burned 239 candles, one for each lost individual on the flight. Some relatives travelled from China, where nearly two-thirds of the passengers on the crashed jet were from. "The last 10 years have been a nonstop emotional rollercoaster for me," Grace Nathan, a 36-year-old Malaysian lawyer whose mother, Anne Daisy, 56, was on the flight, told AFP. Speaking to the crowd, she called on the Malaysian government to conduct a new search. "MH370 is not history," she said. Also read: Switzerland: Jewish man wounded in Zurich after rare stabbing attack, hate crime suspected Liu Shuang Fong, 67, from China's Hebei province lost her 28-year-old son Li Yan Lin, who was also a passenger on the plane. "I demand justice for my son. Where is the plane?" said Liu, who flew to Malaysia for the event. "The search must go on," she added. Anthony Loke, who is the transport minister, told reporters that "as far Malaysia is concerned it is committed to finding the plane... cost is not the issue". He told relatives at the gathering that he would meet with officials from Texas-based marine exploration firm Ocean Infinity, which conducted a previous unsuccessful search to discuss a new operation. "We are now awaiting for them to provide suitable dates and I hope to meet them soon," he said. (With inputs from agencies)

Malaysia may launch new search 10 years after disappearance of flight MH370 as demand swells

An Australian fisherman has claimed that he had found a large piece of missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 just six months after its disappearance but he was snubbed by the authorities.

Kit Olver, 77, revealed the details of his find in an interview to the Sydney Morning Herald, nine years after the plane disappeared mysteriously.

The wreckage of the plane, which went missing with 227 passengers and 12 crew members, has not been discovered till today.

Olver said that his trawling net snagged what he claimed was a wing of a commercial plane. It happened nearly six months after the plane disappeared on March 8, 2014.

"It was a bloody great wing of a big jet airliner," he said, adding that he had not spoken about it to anyone till now but he wants the world to hear the story.

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"I've questioned myself; I've looked for a way out of this. I wish to Christ I'd never seen the thing... but there it is. It was a jet's wing," he added.

He also added that the wing was bigger than a private plane.

Olver claimed that the part was so big and heavy that the note of his trawler's engine had deepened and exhausted as they tried to tow it over to the surface.

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George Currie, who was accompanying Olver during the alleged find, said they experienced great discovery in pulling out the wing.

"It was incredibly heavy and awkward. It stretched out the net and ripped it. It was too big to get up on the deck," Mr Currie, now 69, told Sydney Morning Herald.

"As soon as I saw it I knew what it was. It was obviously a wing, or a big part of it, from a commercial plane. It was white, and obviously not from a military jet or a little plane," he added.

Olver said that he was ready to give the authorities the exact coordinates of the location where he had discovered the wreckage. 
 
He said the area is about 55 kilometres west of the South Australian town of Robe.

(With inputs from agencies)

An Australian fisherman has claimed that he had found a large piece of missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 just six months after its disappearance but he was snubbed by the authorities.

An Australian fisherman has claimed that he had found a large piece of missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 just six months after its disappearance but he was snubbed by the authorities. Kit Olver, 77, revealed the details of his find in an interview to the Sydney Morning Herald, nine years after the plane disappeared mysteriously. The wreckage of the plane, which went missing with 227 passengers and 12 crew members, has not been discovered till today. Olver said that his trawling net snagged what he claimed was a wing of a commercial plane. It happened nearly six months after the plane disappeared on March 8, 2014. "It was a bloody great wing of a big jet airliner," he said, adding that he had not spoken about it to anyone till now but he wants the world to hear the story. Also read: Barnacles found on a piece of plane debris might help solve MH370 disappearance mystery "I've questioned myself; I've looked for a way out of this. I wish to Christ I'd never seen the thing... but there it is. It was a jet's wing," he added. He also added that the wing was bigger than a private plane. Olver claimed that the part was so big and heavy that the note of his trawler's engine had deepened and exhausted as they tried to tow it over to the surface. Watch: Was MH370 deliberately downed by Pilot? × George Currie, who was accompanying Olver during the alleged find, said they experienced great discovery in pulling out the wing. "It was incredibly heavy and awkward. It stretched out the net and ripped it. It was too big to get up on the deck," Mr Currie, now 69, told Sydney Morning Herald. "As soon as I saw it I knew what it was. It was obviously a wing, or a big part of it, from a commercial plane. It was white, and obviously not from a military jet or a little plane," he added. Olver said that he was ready to give the authorities the exact coordinates of the location where he had discovered the wreckage. He said the area is about 55 kilometres west of the South Australian town of Robe. (With inputs from agencies)

Australian fisherman claims he found wreckage of MH370 plane ‘but was snubbed by authorities’

Scientists believe that sea creatures could lead investigators to the wreck of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which&nbsp;went missing in March 2014, becoming one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents. All 239 people on board were presumed dead in the still-continuing aviation mystery.&nbsp;

Authorities did not find any trace of the wreck, besides the&nbsp;few bits of debris that washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean.&nbsp;

The airliner, which was headed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members.&nbsp;

In January 2017, the official search for the missing jet was suspended and a private six-month search conducted a year later also turned up nothing.&nbsp;

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A new study suggests that barnacles found on a piece of plane debris might hold the key to discovering what happened to MH370.&nbsp;

Barnacles are a type of arthropod constituting the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea and are related to crabs and lobsters.&nbsp;

Research published in AGU Advances found that MH370 might have drifted "far south" of where previous models have speculated. The study analysed barnacles found on a flaperon, which is the moving part of a wing. It is believed to be from the missing aircraft.&nbsp;

A year after the disappearance, the aeroplane component washed up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.&nbsp;

As the water temperature changes, the chemistry of the barnacle's shells changes every day. The location of the crustacean on any given day can then be ascertained using this information.&nbsp;

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As quoted by media outlets, Dr Gregor Herbert, Associate Professor from the University of South Florida, said: "The [debris] was covered in barnacles and as soon as I saw that, I immediately began sending emails to the search investigators because I knew the geochemistry of their shells could provide clues to the crash location."&nbsp;

"Sadly, the largest and oldest barnacles have not yet been made available for research, but with this study, we've proven this method can be applied to a barnacle that colonised on the debris shortly after the crash to reconstruct a complete drift path back to the crash origin," he said.&nbsp;

Dr Herbert added: "No one can do any work on the larger barnacles until the French change their minds, but our publication lays a clear pathway for what needs to be done and why it should work."&nbsp;

Nassar Al-Qattan, a recent USF geochemistry doctoral graduate who helped analyse the geochemistry of the barnacles, said: "Knowing the tragic story behind the mystery motivated everyone involved in this project to get the data and have this work published."&nbsp;

<h2>What happened to MH370?&nbsp;</h2>

No one knows what exactly happened, and there are several conspiracy theories.&nbsp;

The flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia on 8 March 2014 and was flying towards its planned destination, Beijing Capital International Airport in China.&nbsp;

The crew last communicated with air traffic control (ATC) around 38 minutes after takeoff when the flight was over the South China Sea.&nbsp;

After that, the aircraft was lost from ATC radar screens, however, it was tracked by military radar for another hour. The aircraft was found deviating westwards from its planned flight path.&nbsp;

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Scientists believe that sea creatures could lead investigators to the wreck of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing in March 2014, becoming one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents.

Scientists believe that sea creatures could lead investigators to the wreck of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing in March 2014, becoming one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents. All 239 people on board were presumed dead in the still-continuing aviation mystery. Authorities did not find any trace of the wreck, besides the few bits of debris that washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean. The airliner, which was headed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members. In January 2017, the official search for the missing jet was suspended and a private six-month search conducted a year later also turned up nothing. Also read: Russia claims drone attack by Ukraine on Crimea thwarted, 42 drones destroyed A new study suggests that barnacles found on a piece of plane debris might hold the key to discovering what happened to MH370. Barnacles are a type of arthropod constituting the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea and are related to crabs and lobsters. Research published in AGU Advances found that MH370 might have drifted "far south" of where previous models have speculated. The study analysed barnacles found on a flaperon, which is the moving part of a wing. It is believed to be from the missing aircraft. A year after the disappearance, the aeroplane component washed up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. As the water temperature changes, the chemistry of the barnacle's shells changes every day. The location of the crustacean on any given day can then be ascertained using this information. Also read: Who killed Yevgeny Prigozhin? US dismisses missile strike theory, preliminary findings hint at sabotage As quoted by media outlets, Dr Gregor Herbert, Associate Professor from the University of South Florida, said: "The [debris] was covered in barnacles and as soon as I saw that, I immediately began sending emails to the search investigators because I knew the geochemistry of their shells could provide clues to the crash location." "Sadly, the largest and oldest barnacles have not yet been made available for research, but with this study, we've proven this method can be applied to a barnacle that colonised on the debris shortly after the crash to reconstruct a complete drift path back to the crash origin," he said. Dr Herbert added: "No one can do any work on the larger barnacles until the French change their minds, but our publication lays a clear pathway for what needs to be done and why it should work." Nassar Al-Qattan, a recent USF geochemistry doctoral graduate who helped analyse the geochemistry of the barnacles, said: "Knowing the tragic story behind the mystery motivated everyone involved in this project to get the data and have this work published." What happened to MH370? No one knows what exactly happened, and there are several conspiracy theories. The flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia on 8 March 2014 and was flying towards its planned destination, Beijing Capital International Airport in China. The crew last communicated with air traffic control (ATC) around 38 minutes after takeoff when the flight was over the South China Sea. After that, the aircraft was lost from ATC radar screens, however, it was tracked by military radar for another hour. The aircraft was found deviating westwards from its planned flight path. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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An association representing the families of the 239 passengers, who disappeared with <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/malaysia-civil-aviation-chief-resigns-over-mh370-lapses-156098">Malaysia Airlines flight MH370</a> in 2014, on Sunday called for a fresh search to find the aircraft.

At a public event held in Kuala Lumpur, a few days before the fifth anniversary of the tragedy, Voice 370 requested Malaysian authorities to start a fresh search, which would be the third since the disappearance of the plane.

"Many amongst us continue to struggle (...) Give us answers to what, why and how, and if it comes to it, who. Give us the truth," said KS Narendran whose wife was onboard MH370 when it mysteriously disappeared.

Grace Nathan, whose mother was also on board, called the tragedy an incurable wound and added that a new search would be an investment into improving global aeronautical security.

The event, which was broadcast live on social media, was also attended by the Malaysian Transport Minister, Anthony Loke.

Loke clarified that efforts to find the plane had not been abandoned and hoped they would find the answers to the mystery one day.

He also added that the Malaysian government welcomes any lead or credible evidence to restart the search.

Two previous searches, spread over one part of the Indian Ocean, had failed to locate the remains of the plane.

In a video recording, Oliver Plunkett, CEO of Ocean Infinity, the company who was in charge of conducting the second search, had offered to launch a new search mission to track the seabed.

He said they will charge a fee for the operation only if the search was successful.

During Sunday's event and for the first time in public, the flaperon, a part of the Boeing 777, was displayed to the public.

However, the whereabouts of the main part of the fuselage remains unknown.

The Beijing-bound MH370 had disappeared from the radar on March 8, 2014 about 40 minutes after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, when someone had turned off the communication systems and changed the aircraft's route, according to an official investigation.

Several pieces of debris had been recovered in the last five years on the east coast of Africa, that analysts confirmed to be part of the missing aircraft, a Boeing 777.

So far, 27 pieces have been recovered from the beaches of Reunion, Mozambique, Mauritius, South Africa and Pemba Island (Zanzibar), fragments that were swept away by the Indian Ocean currents, coinciding with the official hypothesis that the plane might have crashed into the Indian Ocean after running out of fuel.

Experts had confirmed that three fragments found in Reunion, Mauritius and Pemba belong to the MH370, while seven other pieces - including parts of the cabin interior - almost certainly belong to the same aircraft, and eight more pieces have a high probability of belonging to the same plane.

An association representing the families of the 239 passengers, who disappeared with Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in 2014, on Sunday called for a fresh search to find the aircraft.

An association representing the families of the 239 passengers, who disappeared with Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in 2014, on Sunday called for a fresh search to find the aircraft. At a public event held in Kuala Lumpur, a few days before the fifth anniversary of the tragedy, Voice 370 requested Malaysian authorities to start a fresh search, which would be the third since the disappearance of the plane. "Many amongst us continue to struggle (...) Give us answers to what, why and how, and if it comes to it, who. Give us the truth," said KS Narendran whose wife was onboard MH370 when it mysteriously disappeared. Grace Nathan, whose mother was also on board, called the tragedy an incurable wound and added that a new search would be an investment into improving global aeronautical security. The event, which was broadcast live on social media, was also attended by the Malaysian Transport Minister, Anthony Loke. Loke clarified that efforts to find the plane had not been abandoned and hoped they would find the answers to the mystery one day. He also added that the Malaysian government welcomes any lead or credible evidence to restart the search. Two previous searches, spread over one part of the Indian Ocean, had failed to locate the remains of the plane. In a video recording, Oliver Plunkett, CEO of Ocean Infinity, the company who was in charge of conducting the second search, had offered to launch a new search mission to track the seabed. He said they will charge a fee for the operation only if the search was successful. During Sunday's event and for the first time in public, the flaperon, a part of the Boeing 777, was displayed to the public. However, the whereabouts of the main part of the fuselage remains unknown. The Beijing-bound MH370 had disappeared from the radar on March 8, 2014 about 40 minutes after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, when someone had turned off the communication systems and changed the aircraft's route, according to an official investigation. Several pieces of debris had been recovered in the last five years on the east coast of Africa, that analysts confirmed to be part of the missing aircraft, a Boeing 777. So far, 27 pieces have been recovered from the beaches of Reunion, Mozambique, Mauritius, South Africa and Pemba Island (Zanzibar), fragments that were swept away by the Indian Ocean currents, coinciding with the official hypothesis that the plane might have crashed into the Indian Ocean after running out of fuel. Experts had confirmed that three fragments found in Reunion, Mauritius and Pemba belong to the MH370, while seven other pieces - including parts of the cabin interior - almost certainly belong to the same aircraft, and eight more pieces have a high probability of belonging to the same plane.

Families of MH370 passengers urge Malaysia for a fresh search

The painstaking search for missing flight MH370 has uncovered a previously unknown undersea world of volcanoes, deep valleys and soaring ridges, according to detailed maps released by Australia.

Although no trace of the Malaysia Airlines plane was found during the search in the southern Indian Ocean -- the most expensive ever of its kind -- large volumes of data showing a detailed picture of the sea floor had to be collected to guide the probe.

Scientists are hopeful the new maps will give their community greater insight into oceans.

&quot;It is estimated that only 10 to 15 percent of the world&#39;s oceans have been surveyed with the kind of technology used in the search for MH370,&quot; Geoscience Australia&#39;s environmental geoscience chief Stuart Minchin said late Wednesday.

&quot;(That makes) this remote part of the Indian Ocean among the most thoroughly mapped regions of the deep ocean on the planet.&nbsp;

&quot;So this data is unique both because of the remote location of the search area, and because of the sheer scale of the area surveyed.&quot;

Minchin said the maps would also be useful for future scientific research, such as oceanographic and habitat modelling.

Australia, Malaysia and China suspended the deep sea hunt in January, almost three years after the Boeing 777 disappeared with 239 people on board.

The hunt -- based on satellite analysis of the jet&#39;s likely trajectory after it diverted from its flight path -- covered a 120,000 square-kilometre (46,000 square mile) designated zone, an area slightly smaller than England.

Two shipwrecks were discovered during the search but no trace of the plane, deepening one the most enduring mysteries of the aviation age.

However, the data revealed ridges six kilometres (3.73 miles) wide and 15 kilometres long that rise 1,500 metres above the sea floor, as well as fault valleys 1,200 metres deep and five kilometres wide.

A second set of data will be released in mid-2018.

While the search for the missing plane has been called off, Canberra has said it could be restarted if new evidence about the specific location&nbsp;of the aircraft emerges.

&quot;We remain hopeful that new information will come to light and that at some point in the future the aircraft will be located,&quot; Australia&#39;s Transport Minister Darren Chester said.

Australia&#39;s&nbsp;national science body CSIRO released a report in April confirming that MH370 was &quot;most likely&quot; north of the former search zone.

Three fragments from the plane have been recovered washed up on western Indian Ocean shores, including a two-metre wing part known as a flaperon found on La Reunion island.

Speculation on the cause of the plane&#39;s disappearance has focused primarily on possible hijacking, rogue pilot action or mechanical failure, but nothing has yet been proved.&nbsp;

The data revealed ridges six kilometres (3.73 miles) wide and 15 kilometres long that rise 1,500 metres above the sea floor, as well as fault valleys 1,200 metres deep and five kilometres wide

The painstaking search for missing flight MH370 has uncovered a previously unknown undersea world of volcanoes, deep valleys and soaring ridges, according to detailed maps released by Australia. Although no trace of the Malaysia Airlines plane was found during the search in the southern Indian Ocean -- the most expensive ever of its kind -- large volumes of data showing a detailed picture of the sea floor had to be collected to guide the probe. Scientists are hopeful the new maps will give their community greater insight into oceans. "It is estimated that only 10 to 15 percent of the world's oceans have been surveyed with the kind of technology used in the search for MH370," Geoscience Australia's environmental geoscience chief Stuart Minchin said late Wednesday. "(That makes) this remote part of the Indian Ocean among the most thoroughly mapped regions of the deep ocean on the planet. "So this data is unique both because of the remote location of the search area, and because of the sheer scale of the area surveyed." Minchin said the maps would also be useful for future scientific research, such as oceanographic and habitat modelling. Australia, Malaysia and China suspended the deep sea hunt in January, almost three years after the Boeing 777 disappeared with 239 people on board. The hunt -- based on satellite analysis of the jet's likely trajectory after it diverted from its flight path -- covered a 120,000 square-kilometre (46,000 square mile) designated zone, an area slightly smaller than England. Two shipwrecks were discovered during the search but no trace of the plane, deepening one the most enduring mysteries of the aviation age. However, the data revealed ridges six kilometres (3.73 miles) wide and 15 kilometres long that rise 1,500 metres above the sea floor, as well as fault valleys 1,200 metres deep and five kilometres wide. A second set of data will be released in mid-2018. While the search for the missing plane has been called off, Canberra has said it could be restarted if new evidence about the specific location of the aircraft emerges. "We remain hopeful that new information will come to light and that at some point in the future the aircraft will be located," Australia's Transport Minister Darren Chester said. Australia's national science body CSIRO released a report in April confirming that MH370 was "most likely" north of the former search zone. Three fragments from the plane have been recovered washed up on western Indian Ocean shores, including a two-metre wing part known as a flaperon found on La Reunion island. Speculation on the cause of the plane's disappearance has focused primarily on possible hijacking, rogue pilot action or mechanical failure, but nothing has yet been proved.

MH370 search reveals hidden undersea world

Three years after Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over war-torn Ukraine, more than 2,000 relatives gather Monday to unveil a &quot;living memorial&quot; to their loved ones.

A total of 298 trees have been planted in the shape of a green ribbon, one for each of the victims who died on board the Malaysia Airlines flight en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will join the government and international officials at a solemn ceremony to dedicate the memorial in the park of Vijfhuizen, close to Schiphol airport in Amsterdam where the flight took off from on July 17, 2014.

The names of all the 298 passengers and crew killed in the disaster will be read out by their families, and 17 local children will lay flowers.

While most of the victims were Dutch, there were 17 nationalities on board including Australians, Britons, Malaysians and Indonesians.

&quot;A tree symbolises &#39;hope&#39; and &#39;future&#39; in many cultures,&quot; the victims families association said in a statement.

&quot;We not only want to honour the MH17 victims, but also want to create a place where everyone can keep their memories of the 298 passengers alive.&quot;

Funded by donations, the project was designed by artist Ronald A&nbsp;Westerhuis and landscape architect Robbert de Koning after it was chosen out of three proposals by relatives in late 2015.

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&#39;Never forget&#39;

As the third anniversary of the tragedy dawns, no suspects have been arrested although it was announced this month that any trials will be held in The Netherlands.

About 100 people are wanted in connection with the disaster, after Dutch-led investigators concluded the plane was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile transported from Russia into areas held by pro-Russian rebels.

The trees in the memorial will be surrounded by sunflowers, which bloom in July, and will &quot;radiate a golden glow&quot; over the trees, the foundation said.

The flowers also represent &quot;the sunflower fields in eastern Ukraine where some parts of the plane wreckage were found&quot;.

Each of the trees bears the name of one of the victims. And at the heart of the forest of 11 different tree varieties is a steel memorial shaped like an eye, turned upwards looking at the skies.

One apple tree has been dedicated to 16-year-old Gary, from Rotterdam, whose body has still not yet been identified.

&quot;It&#39;s nice to think that he has a tree, since we have not received his body. We don&#39;t want Gary to be forgotten. We don&#39;t want any of the 298 victims to be forgotten,&quot; his father Jan Slok, told the daily AD newspaper.

The 16-metre-long steel eyebrow above the eye represents &quot;the burden of the loss,&quot; the Trouw daily said, adding with time it will rust, a symbol of the slow passage of pain. The victims&#39; names are also engraved in the pupil of the eye.

&quot;If you look inside, you can see both yourself and the name of your loved one,&quot; Westerhuis told Trouw.

Relatives of the victims planted 298 trees in the shape of a green ribbon, one for each victim who died on board the Malaysia Airlines flight

Three years after Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over war-torn Ukraine, more than 2,000 relatives gather Monday to unveil a "living memorial" to their loved ones. A total of 298 trees have been planted in the shape of a green ribbon, one for each of the victims who died on board the Malaysia Airlines flight en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will join the government and international officials at a solemn ceremony to dedicate the memorial in the park of Vijfhuizen, close to Schiphol airport in Amsterdam where the flight took off from on July 17, 2014. The names of all the 298 passengers and crew killed in the disaster will be read out by their families, and 17 local children will lay flowers. While most of the victims were Dutch, there were 17 nationalities on board including Australians, Britons, Malaysians and Indonesians. "A tree symbolises 'hope' and 'future' in many cultures," the victims families association said in a statement. "We not only want to honour the MH17 victims, but also want to create a place where everyone can keep their memories of the 298 passengers alive." Funded by donations, the project was designed by artist Ronald A Westerhuis and landscape architect Robbert de Koning after it was chosen out of three proposals by relatives in late 2015. 'Never forget' As the third anniversary of the tragedy dawns, no suspects have been arrested although it was announced this month that any trials will be held in The Netherlands. About 100 people are wanted in connection with the disaster, after Dutch-led investigators concluded the plane was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile transported from Russia into areas held by pro-Russian rebels. The trees in the memorial will be surrounded by sunflowers, which bloom in July, and will "radiate a golden glow" over the trees, the foundation said. The flowers also represent "the sunflower fields in eastern Ukraine where some parts of the plane wreckage were found". Each of the trees bears the name of one of the victims. And at the heart of the forest of 11 different tree varieties is a steel memorial shaped like an eye, turned upwards looking at the skies. One apple tree has been dedicated to 16-year-old Gary, from Rotterdam, whose body has still not yet been identified. "It's nice to think that he has a tree, since we have not received his body. We don't want Gary to be forgotten. We don't want any of the 298 victims to be forgotten," his father Jan Slok, told the daily AD newspaper. The 16-metre-long steel eyebrow above the eye represents "the burden of the loss," the Trouw daily said, adding with time it will rust, a symbol of the slow passage of pain. The victims' names are also engraved in the pupil of the eye. "If you look inside, you can see both yourself and the name of your loved one," Westerhuis told Trouw.

On third MH17 anniversary, families to unveil 'living memorial'

The search for the missing Malaysian airliner MH370 is to be suspended according to the Chinese, Australian, and Malaysian transport ministers, who announced the statement on Friday in Kuala Lumpur. 
 
The ministers said in the announcement that investigators have examined 90 per cent of the probable crash sites around the Indian Ocean, and if no significant evidence is found in the remaining 10 per cent, the search will be suspended. 
 
&quot;Today in our tripartite meeting, and in the absence of creditable new evidence, Australia, China and Malaysia have collectively decided to suspend the search upon the completion of the 120,000 square kilometer search area,&quot; said Dato Sri Liow Tiong Lai, the Malaysian transport minister. 
 
The three countries have conducted a search, lasting almost two and a half years since the plane disappeared from radar screens while en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, with 239 passengers and crew on board. 
 
The Australian transport minister Darren Chester delivered his condolences to the family members of the passengers on board the aircraft. 
 
&quot;Today&#39;s announcement is very significant not only for our three countries, but more importantly for the family and friends of those on board the aircraft. I take this opportunity on behalf of all Australians, to honor the memory of the passengers and the crew on board MH370 and acknowledge the enormous loss felt by their loved ones,&quot; he said. 
 
The announcement dealt a blow to some of the family members whose loved ones disappeared with the airplane. 
 
&quot;What happen on the plane it could have been prevented, and now they&rsquo;re talking about a possible glide landing and if it was a controlled ditching and it was something to do with terrorism then you want to know what&rsquo;s happening. Cause no one came up and made a claim, could be all part of some bigger plan we don&#39;t know, and what we need to find out is to recover the plane look at the black boxes,&quot; said Grace Nathan, daughter of a passenger. 
 
The three ministers said that the announcement does not mean the three countries are giving up, and the search will resume if new, credible evidence surfaces. 
 
(Reuters)

The investigators have inspected 90% of the probable crash sites and plan to close the file if nothing notable is found in the remaining 10%

The search for the missing Malaysian airliner MH370 is to be suspended according to the Chinese, Australian, and Malaysian transport ministers, who announced the statement on Friday in Kuala Lumpur. The ministers said in the announcement that investigators have examined 90 per cent of the probable crash sites around the Indian Ocean, and if no significant evidence is found in the remaining 10 per cent, the search will be suspended. "Today in our tripartite meeting, and in the absence of creditable new evidence, Australia, China and Malaysia have collectively decided to suspend the search upon the completion of the 120,000 square kilometer search area," said Dato Sri Liow Tiong Lai, the Malaysian transport minister. The three countries have conducted a search, lasting almost two and a half years since the plane disappeared from radar screens while en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, with 239 passengers and crew on board. The Australian transport minister Darren Chester delivered his condolences to the family members of the passengers on board the aircraft. "Today's announcement is very significant not only for our three countries, but more importantly for the family and friends of those on board the aircraft. I take this opportunity on behalf of all Australians, to honor the memory of the passengers and the crew on board MH370 and acknowledge the enormous loss felt by their loved ones," he said. The announcement dealt a blow to some of the family members whose loved ones disappeared with the airplane. "What happen on the plane it could have been prevented, and now they’re talking about a possible glide landing and if it was a controlled ditching and it was something to do with terrorism then you want to know what’s happening. Cause no one came up and made a claim, could be all part of some bigger plan we don't know, and what we need to find out is to recover the plane look at the black boxes," said Grace Nathan, daughter of a passenger. The three ministers said that the announcement does not mean the three countries are giving up, and the search will resume if new, credible evidence surfaces. (Reuters)

Hopes dashed as search for Malaysian aircraft MH370 may be suspended

The pilot who flew missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which is believed to have gone off route and crashed in the Indian Ocean, conducted a simulation of a similar path just weeks prior, New York magazine reported. 
 
Zaharie Ahmad Shah, the highly respected airman at the helm of the plane, used an elaborate home-built flight simulator to steer himself over the Strait of Malacca and into the remote southern Indian ocean, a course with striking resemblance to the route MH370 is believed to have taken. 
 
The finding, which casts a shadow of suspicion over the 53-year-old pilot, was published on Friday by New York magazine, which obtained a confidential document from Malaysian police investigating the incident. 
 
According to the document, the FBI recovered deleted data points from the flight simulator on Zaharie&#39;s hard drive. 
 
&quot;We found a flight path, that lead to the Southern Indian Ocean, among the numerous other flight paths charted on the flight simulator, that could be of interest,&quot; the document said, according to New York magazine. 
 
Although the paths are similar, the simulated flight&#39;s endpoint is located some 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) from the area where the plane is believed to have gone down. 
 
The Boeing 777 vanished for unknown reasons on March 8, 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard mostly Chinese nationals. It remains one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history. 
 
The Malaysian government continues to maintain that it does not know what caused the incident. 
 
At the time Zaharie, an opposition supporter came under scrutiny amid unsubstantiated reports that he was upset over a jail sentence handed to Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, hours before the plane took off or was suicidal due to personal problems. 
 
But his family and friends strongly reject such claims as baseless. 
 
News of the simulated flight came the same day that Malaysia, Australia and China, the three nations leading the search, said that hope of finding the flight&#39;s final resting place is &quot;fading&quot; and that the massive hunt will be suspended if nothing turns up in the suspected crash zone. 
 
(AFP)

The FBI has managed to recover deleted data points from the flight simulator on the pilot's hard drive

The pilot who flew missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which is believed to have gone off route and crashed in the Indian Ocean, conducted a simulation of a similar path just weeks prior, New York magazine reported. Zaharie Ahmad Shah, the highly respected airman at the helm of the plane, used an elaborate home-built flight simulator to steer himself over the Strait of Malacca and into the remote southern Indian ocean, a course with striking resemblance to the route MH370 is believed to have taken. The finding, which casts a shadow of suspicion over the 53-year-old pilot, was published on Friday by New York magazine, which obtained a confidential document from Malaysian police investigating the incident. According to the document, the FBI recovered deleted data points from the flight simulator on Zaharie's hard drive. "We found a flight path, that lead to the Southern Indian Ocean, among the numerous other flight paths charted on the flight simulator, that could be of interest," the document said, according to New York magazine. Although the paths are similar, the simulated flight's endpoint is located some 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) from the area where the plane is believed to have gone down. The Boeing 777 vanished for unknown reasons on March 8, 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard mostly Chinese nationals. It remains one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history. The Malaysian government continues to maintain that it does not know what caused the incident. At the time Zaharie, an opposition supporter came under scrutiny amid unsubstantiated reports that he was upset over a jail sentence handed to Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, hours before the plane took off or was suicidal due to personal problems. But his family and friends strongly reject such claims as baseless. News of the simulated flight came the same day that Malaysia, Australia and China, the three nations leading the search, said that hope of finding the flight's final resting place is "fading" and that the massive hunt will be suspended if nothing turns up in the suspected crash zone. (AFP)

MH370 pilot flew similar route on home simulator few weeks prior to final flight: Report

Malaysia said it will host a two-day meeting with Australia and China beginning Monday to discuss next steps in the fruitless search for missing flight MH370. 
 
Malaysian state-run Bernama news agency late yesterday quoted a transport ministry official saying the meeting will focus on &quot;the future direction of the search operation for MH370&quot;. 
 
The three countries have said previously they will call off the Australian-lead hunt for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 if nothing is found in a designated search area in the remote Indian Ocean. 
 
So far 105,000 square kilometres (40,500 square miles) of the 120,000-square-kilometre seafloor search zone has been covered without success. 
 
Recent bad weather has delayed the expected completion of the search to August, Australian authorities said earlier this month. 
 
The jet disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board in March 2014 and is presumed to have crashed into the sea far off Western Australia&#39;s coast. 
 
Several pieces of debris have been found thousands of kilometres from the suspected crash area but they have so far shed no light on what caused the disaster.&nbsp; 
(AFP)

The three countries are trying to work out the future direction of the 'fruitless search'

Malaysia said it will host a two-day meeting with Australia and China beginning Monday to discuss next steps in the fruitless search for missing flight MH370. Malaysian state-run Bernama news agency late yesterday quoted a transport ministry official saying the meeting will focus on "the future direction of the search operation for MH370". The three countries have said previously they will call off the Australian-lead hunt for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 if nothing is found in a designated search area in the remote Indian Ocean. So far 105,000 square kilometres (40,500 square miles) of the 120,000-square-kilometre seafloor search zone has been covered without success. Recent bad weather has delayed the expected completion of the search to August, Australian authorities said earlier this month. The jet disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board in March 2014 and is presumed to have crashed into the sea far off Western Australia's coast. Several pieces of debris have been found thousands of kilometres from the suspected crash area but they have so far shed no light on what caused the disaster. (AFP)

Missing MH370 flight: Malaysia, Australia, China to meet on next step