Relatives of MH370 passengers have welcomed the Malaysian government’s new search approval.
Jacquita Gonzales, wife of MH370 cabin director Patrick Gomes, told the New Straits Times: “I’m so happy to hear that news… I think it’s the best Christmas present ever.”
“This announcement evokes mixed emotions – hope, gratitude and sadness. Almost 11 years later, the uncertainty and pain of not getting answers has been incredibly difficult for us,” Intan Maizura Othaman also told the newspaper. . Her husband, Mohd Hazrin Mohamed Hasnan, was a cabin crew member.
Jiang Hui, whose mother was on board the plane, told Reuters the Malaysian government should take a “more open approach” to the search to allow more players to participate.
Ocean Infinity CEO Oliver Plunkett said in a statement that the Malaysian government’s decision was “good news” and “we look forward to sharing further updates in the new year once the details are finalized and the team is ready.” “I look forward to it,” he said.
Flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur in the early hours of March 8, 2014. Less than an hour after takeoff, communication with air traffic control was lost and radar showed the plane deviated from its planned flight path.
Investigators generally agree that the plane crashed somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean. But it’s not clear why that happened.
Pieces of debris believed to be from the plane washed up on the Indian Ocean coast several years after its disappearance.
Numerous conspiracy theories are sprouting up surrounding the disappearance of the plane, ranging from speculation that the pilot intentionally crashed the plane to claims that it was shot down by foreign forces.
A 2018 investigation into the plane’s disappearance found that the plane’s controls may have been intentionally manipulated to throw it off course, but was inconclusive about who was behind it.
“Answers can only be conclusive if the wreckage is found,” investigators said at the time.
