Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Mar 20 (LaPresse/AP) – The Malaysian government has given final approval to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370), which is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean more than a decade ago. The Council of Ministers approved the terms and conditions of a ‘no-find, no-fee’ contract with the Texan company Ocean Infinity to resume seabed search operations at a new 15,000 square kilometre site. This was announced by Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Ocean Infinity will only receive a fee of USD 70 million if the wreckage is found. The Boeing 777 plane disappeared from radar shortly after take-off on 8 March 2014, with 239 people on board, mostly Chinese nationals. The flight, which departed from Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, was bound for Beijing. Satellite data show that the plane deviated from its flight path and headed south, towards the southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.
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