Briefcase 1 MH370 search to be suspended if aircraft not found in current area. He said all data and information collected from the flight, search and debris of MH370 would be released to the public. Also Read: We've been looking in the wrong place, MH370 search team says 3 Almost $180 M spent on underwater search in Indian Ocean. Almost A$180 million ($135 million) has been spent since then on an underwater search spanning 120,000 square kilometres (46,332 square miles) in the southern Indian Ocean.

Source: India Today July 22, 2016 11:25 UTC