On Saturday, March 8th, 2014, Malaysian Airlines flight MH-370 mysteriously vanished. The world was in shock. Everyone was asking, how does one of the largest commercial airplanes disappear? My point of writing this essay is to give more information on what we know happened, what experts & theorists think happened, and what could have happened. With that being said, this specific plane crash is one of the most bizarre of all time. It was a learning experience to a lot of people, and a tragedy to the family members. Most people don’t know a lot about MH-370, so I’m going to do my best to explain what happened to the airplane. Flight MH-370 was scheduled to take flight on Saturday, March 8th, 2014. It passed all the normal checks that make sure …show more content…
We are also working closely with the concerned authorities in the search & rescue operation.” Malaysian Airlines 6th Media Statement. I could only imagine what the families of the passengers & crew were going through when they found out the plane had disappeared. The airline company of the plane did its best to show its condolences’ to the families, but they were giving little to no information on the investigation on the flight. 16 days after the flight had been missing, Malaysian Airlines announced the plane had ended its course and crashed into the Southern Indian Ocean (“Media Statement...”). This must have been devastating to hear for the families. A year went by, and the families had yet to see any compensation for the loved ones they had lost in the accident other than the offer of $50,000 to each family (Sim). “Neither Malaysia Airlines nor its insurer has offered settlements to the families other than a $50,000 advance per family,” said by Voice370, an organization that represents the families of the victims of MH370. The families were asked to prove their losses, then they were entitled to around $176,000 for each deceased family member (Sim). Other airline companies went about the insurance of families way differently when one of their planes crashed. For example, TransAsia Flight GE222 in July last year relatives were offered $473,000 for each family member killed & …show more content…
The Boeing 777 200er is one of the most technical modern airplanes made today. An aircraft with this amount of technology doesn’t just disappear off the face of the earth (“777 Family”). With the all the evidence that we have today, we still have yet to figure out what happened to it. Out of all the theories that have been made, I feel like we will never find out the real truth. Which is extremely sad to all the relatives that have lost siblings, parents, or any other family member to this tragedy. The thing I feel like everyone that researched, investigated, or had anything to do with the plane should do is learn what we can from the tragedy. This was one of the most unusual aircraft accidents to ever take place, which will hopefully keep more alert before, during, and after flights. The question that everyone is asking is, “Will they ever find the plane wreckage?”. My answer would be only time will tell. We can only hope, and pray, but there is not much else we can do. I would like to give the families of the passengers my condolences, and hope someday they can find