After almost three years, the search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 comes to an end. During a flight from Beijing to Kuala Lumpur, the Boeing 777, which had 239 people on board, disappeared from the radar and was not heard from or found again. Through the years, Australia, China, and Malaysia have cooperated and used various technologies on the remote Indian Ocean, with no results. Families of the missing passengers have expressed disappointment in the decision to end of the search. On social media, users reflected on the mystery surrounding the missing plane.
On Facebook, some users expressed scepticism that the plane landed on the ocean. Others questioned why today’s advance technology was still unable to locate the aircraft.
Michael Bear: “There is just too much ocean to cover and too few clues… People don’t realize how vast the ocean really is, when you’re looking for small plane pieces which may be several miles deep, with thousands of square miles to cover. It’s a herculean task, even with the best and most sophisticated technology…”
Kim Marie: “I still think it landed somewhere. Call me a conspiracy theorist, I don’t care. I find it very hard to believe that not a single scrap or shred of evidence has been found from a jetliner that large and with that many passengers!”
Dominique Vettier: “The satellite pings don’t lie… So quite likely that this thing will eventually be found. Question is, how much money do you spend for a recovery of this plane?”
Todd Chapman: “In all seriousness, this is truly sad. What amazes me is in a world with such technology a plane this size can just vanish.”
Jefferson Canillo: “We appreciate their efforts, but giving up is not the right decision. Where’s the high-tech advances of science?”
Robert Lewis: How does a plane vanish for 3 years? Obviously it’s in a section of the ocean that’s too far to dive. Or maybe it landed on land in a remote area…”
Nicole Suzanne Brown: “How sad for all involved. May each and every one on board rest in peace and their families and friends know they are loved.”
Chazzy Hodgkinson: “We will hear about this again in 30 years when they finally find it when nobody’s looking.”