Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight Suspended Until Year’s End, Officials Confirm

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370’s wreckage has been suspended due to worsening weather conditions, as announced by Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook. This Boeing 777, which vanished in 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, continues to be one of aviation’s greatest mysteries, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members.

The search, being conducted by the exploration company Ocean Infinity, will only resume at the end of the year when winter conditions improve in the southern Indian Ocean. Although Loke did not specify the reasons for the extended delay, he noted that currently, it is not suitable for search operations.

Last month, Malaysia formalized its agreement with Ocean Infinity, which includes a search area of approximately 5,790 square miles, under a “no find, no fee” arrangement. Ocean Infinity will only receive $70 million if they successfully locate the wreckage.

Kelvin Shim, who lost his wife on the flight, shared his resignation to the delay, expressing that the weather’s unpredictability was expected. “We have been waiting for more than 11 years, so this is just another few more months … I can still wait,” he remarked.

The relentless search for answers continues, and families remain hopeful that closure will one day come.