Almost a decade ago, a passenger plane went missing mid-flight with more than 200 people on board. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 suddenly disappeared from radar around 40 minutes after takeoff on March 8, 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to Beijing Capital International Airport in China.
The flight, presumed crashed, sparked a huge search that became the most expensive in aviation history. It focused initially on the South China Sea and Andaman Sea – in the northeastern Indian Ocean – before analysis of the plane’s automated communications indicated a potential crash site somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean.
Despite a costly and lengthy search involving government agencies and private contractors, MH370 was never found, and its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day. Now, Netflix is set to release a documentary recalling the tragedy, titled MH370: The Plane That Disappeared.
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Here, we break down everything you need to know about MH370: The Plane That Disappeared.
What is it about?
Netflix’s new docuseries will explore the many questions and theories around what happened in the “great modern mystery” of Flight MH370. Following the plane’s disappearance from Air Traffic Control radar, it was tracked by military radar heading off its planned course, until it left the range of the military radar while over the Andaman Sea.
Several pieces of debris have washed up on the coast of Africa and on Indian Ocean islands off the coast of Africa since 2015, and have all been confirmed as pieces of Flight MH370. The bulk of the aircraft has never been found, prompting many theories about what really happened.
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Theories around the flight’s disappearance range from the plausible to the paranormal, with some speculating that the plane was hijacked, shot down, or that its passengers and crew were abducted by aliens. MH370: The Plane That Disappeared will delve into the mystery of what happened that night in 2014.
Its official synopsis reads: “In 2014, Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 vanished, along with all 239 passengers on board. Nine years later, a global community of family members, scientists, investigators, and journalists is still searching for answers.
“Official information is lacking and wild theories abound, but there’s one fact everyone agrees on: They won’t give up because the truth doesn’t just vanish.”
When is MH370: The Plane That Disappeared released on Netflix?
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared will drop on Netflix on Wednesday, March 8, the ninth anniversary of the flight’s disappearance.
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