Ithas been a little over a year since Malasya Airlines Flight MH370 was lost while traveling from Kuala Lumpur, Malasyia to Beijing, China. The plane contained 227 passengers from 15 nations and 12 Malaysian crew members. Since the plane had disappeared, an extensive hunt had been launched by Malasyia, Australia, and China.
A new report from Express.UK indicates that the search may be abandoned if the three nations all agree to halt due to expenses. The report states that representatives of the three nations will meet in order to discuss whether or not the hunt will continue and expand beyond the current search locations.
The report states that the countries have gone through a third of their allocated resources for the current phase of the plane's search. A spokesman for the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Warren Truss stated, "There are sufficient funds from our end should the ministers agree to continue beyond the current search area."
According to the Express report, Australia has currently invested a total of £15 million ($22 million) for the current phase of the search for the missing plane.
Another aspect coming from the Express report is that the results of the search have not yet given any reason to blame the pilot or co-pilot. No foul play from either has yet been given grounds for suspect. However, reports have shown that the plane contained a large shipment of lithium ion batteries. It is still unknown how such a large, flammable shipment could have made it through security and on board the aircraft.
One recent report from Independent suggests that some foul play may have come from the Kuala Lumpur flight deck. According to the report, "deliberate mistakes" were made within Malaysia Airlines. The report states that a transcript reveals the airlines was feeding false information to Ho Chi Minh controllers and that the pilot deliberately strayed off course.
Details from the alleged transcript state that Malaysia Airlines told Ho Chi Minh controllers that the aircraft was flying near Cambodia when in fact it was already missing. This has led to an investigation focusing on Captain Zaharie Shah but CCTV footage suggested otherwise.
