The latest search for missing flight MH370 in a new area of the southern Indian Ocean has not located the aircraft, with 28 days of operations covering over 7,500 sq km
PUTRAJAYA: The search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in a new area of the southern Indian Ocean has not yielded any clues on the aircraft’s location.
The Ministry of Transport’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) announced the Malaysian government formalised an agreement with marine robotics company Ocean Infinity on March 25 last year.
The agreement was to undertake a search operation covering a new 15,000 square kilometre area under a “no find, no fee” principle.
Operations were conducted in two phases from March 25 to 28, 2025 and from December 31, 2025 to January 23, 2026.
In total, 28 operational search days were undertaken across both phases, resulting in the survey of approximately 7,571 square kilometres of seabed.
Ocean Infinity indicated that additional survey activities were undertaken within the broader search area before the formal signing of the agreement in March 2025.
The AAIB noted that operations were periodically disrupted by adverse weather and sea conditions, with Phase 2 concluded on January 23.
“As of this update, the search activities undertaken have not yielded any findings that confirm the location of the aircraft wreckage,” the bureau’s statement read.
The bureau said the government remains committed to keeping the families informed and will continue to provide updates as appropriate.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished from radar on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
Despite one of the most extensive search operations in aviation history, jointly led by Malaysia, Australia, and China, the aircraft was not located.
Over the years, several pieces of aircraft debris, confirmed or believed to be from MH370, were discovered along coastlines in the western Indian Ocean.
