Why the plane crash that inspired the series is back in the news

Why the plane crash that inspired the series is back in the news
Why the plane crash that inspired the series is back in the news

On Netflix, the Canadian series Departure a hit since his arrival. While it has just entered the top 10 of the most viewed programs of the moment, it could not be more relevant. The plane crash which inspired it returns to the heart of the discussions, research having resumed, eleven years after the tragedy.

It is one of the most viewed series on Netflix in recent days. Between two episodes of Squid Game and the adaptation of the novel by Harlan Coben, I miss yousubscribers also turned to Departure. This Canadian-British series released in 2019 joined the Netflix catalog recently and has won over fans of thrillers based on true stories, already ranking in the top 10 of the most viewed programs of the moment. In Departurea plane disappears in mid-flight. It is impossible to know where he is and how he was able to escape radar. Kendra Malley, detective, is contacted by her former boss, Howard Lanson, to try to lift the veil on this mystery. A story directly inspired by an air tragedy that really took place: the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on March 8, 2014. Nearly eleven years later, this drama has just returned to the news.

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: 11 years later, searches will resume to try to find the plane that disappeared in March 2014

On January 1, 2025, the Malaysian authorities agreed to resume the search to try to find the missing plane, after six years without any official investigation, reports The Dispatch. The relatives of the 239 passengers were just waiting for this. For almost eleven years, they have despaired of knowing where the plane carrying their families and friends crashed. The cabin was never found. But that could change. An underwater exploration company, Ocean Infinity, has offered a contract to the Malaysian government. She wants to do new explorations in an area of ​​15,000 square kilometers in the southern Indian Ocean.

Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: why does Ocean Infinity want to search the Indian Ocean?

If the authorities accepted, it is because Ocean Infinity's proposal can only be beneficial. The cost of the search, estimated at $70 million, will only be paid to contractors if they find the plane. The chances are rather slim, but the area could hold some surprises. It was in that debris from the plane in question appeared more than a year after its disappearance. It is not impossible that other pieces, if not the majority of the device, are located somewhere between Western Australia and the French department.

Article written in collaboration with 6Médias.

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