New update in $70 million search for missing MH370 flight 12 years after plane disappeared

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been missing for over a decade after flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2014, and a fresh search has revealed a brand new update to the mystery.

The Boeing 777 disappeared as it began its journey to Beijing on December 31, carrying 239 people who were never seen again.

The MH370 notably became invisible to radars after taking a sharp turn in a rare blind spot that was over the Andaman Sea, leading to numerous conspiracies to be created.

From portals to a plot to run out of fuel and sink into the ocean, nobody can agree on what happened that night.

Then, with the added strain of not being able to find the craft, it has been a trying time for the victims’ families.

MH370 departed on December 31, 2014, and was never seen again (Getty Stock Images)

However, just last year, the authorities in Malaysia approved an intermittent 55-day search for the vessel, with Texas-based robotics firm Ocean Infinity releasing a search vessel and two underwater drones on a no-find, no-fee basis.

With this, they had hoped to find it, winning the $70 million payment.

However, the search turned up empty.

The firm spent 28 days searching the seabed under the Indian Ocean, with Malaysia's Air Accident Investigation Bureau revealing that the 2,900 square mile search yielded no new information.

However, despite the disappointment, Malaysian officials said they still ‘remain committed to keeping the families informed and will continue to provide updates as appropriate’.

Amid the news, the campaign group who support the victims’ families have asked for an extension on the project.

Theorists think it could be in the Indian Ocean, but so far, no evidence has turned up (Getty Stock Images)

Voice370 said, per Sky News: "A simple addendum extending the contract period without altering the core terms of the agreement would allow the search to continue without delay."

They fear that the search will not resume until Ocean Infinity starts up again in June.

The group added that other exploration firms should be also given the opportunity to search using the same no-find, no-fee basis.

It also said the Oceans Infinity company may not resume their search until the end of Spring due to the winter months, which typically brings in unsavory weather.

Voice370 said: “The government pays nothing unless the aircraft is found. Any request by Ocean Infinity to extend the search contract should therefore be granted without hesitation.

“If the present search is unsuccessful, we would also urge Malaysia to kindly consider extending similar no find, no fee opportunities to other capable deep sea exploration companies.”