Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 unofficial disappearance theories Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 unofficial disappearance theories Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared on 8 March 2014, after departing from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing, with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board. Malaysia's former Prime Minister, Najib Razak, has stated that the aircraft's flight ended somewhere in the Indian Ocean, but no further explanation has been given. Official announcements have been questioned by many critics, and several theories about the disappearance have been proposed. Some of these have been described as conspiracy theories. The incident remains under investigation. Victims' relatives have questioned the veracity of the Malaysian government's statements about
Timeline of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 On 5 August, Malaysia's Prime Minister confirms that the first object discovered is from Flight 370; confirmation from French officials comes on 3 September. In the subsequent months several pieces of debris are determined to be highly likely to have come from Flight 370. On 17 January 2017 the underwater search for Flight 370 is suspended after a survey of of the Indian Ocean is unsuccessful in locating the plane. Timeline of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 The timeline of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 lists events associated with the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370—a scheduled, commercial flight operated by Malaysia