The Malays­ia Airlin­es jet disapp­eared in March 2014 with 239 mostly Chines­e people on-boardKUALA LUMPUR: The hunt for missing flight MH370 is being reviewed and may be scrapped, Malaysia’s prime minister said Wednesday, as the country’s new government seeks cuts in public spending. The Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared in March 2014 with 239 mostly Chinese people on-board while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. No sign of the plane was found in a 120,000 square kilometre (46,000 square mile) sea search zone and the Australian-led hunt, the largest in aviation history, was suspended in January last year. The search restarted in January and Ocean Infinity stands to make as much as $70 million if the jet is found. “We are reviewing the contract,” Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told reporters after chairing his first cabinet meeting since the poll.

Source: The Express Tribune May 23, 2018 08:26 UTC