10th Annual Remembrance event of MH370. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Family members of those on board flight MH370 have expressed their gratitude to the government for continuing the search for the missing plane, calling it a “glimmer of hope on the horizon again”.
“We are grateful to the government for upholding its promise to resume the search.
“After things were stagnant for a while, there is now at least some movement in terms of locating MH370,” said Grace Subathirai Nathan, spokesman for the group of next of kin Voice370.
She said she hoped that the efforts would proceed smoothly, and that the government’s discussion with Ocean Infinity to finalise terms could be completed as soon as possible.
“We hope this is the last search to be conducted, as we want MH370 to be finally found – not just for our closure, but for the public to know what happened so that we can prevent this from happening again,” said Grace, whose mother Anne Daisy was one of the 239 people on the plane.She said the other next of kin have also been pushing for the search to go on for the past 10 years since the incident.
“This new development has given some glimmer of hope on the horizon again,” she said when contacted.
Grace was asked to comment on the Cabinet agreeing in principle to resume search operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by Ocean Infinity.
Another next of kin, Jacquita Gonzales, said she was thankful to Transport Minister Anthony Loke for keeping his word on pursuing the search.
“This is a good step forward and I hope the search will be conducted as soon as possible.
“I also hope we will be kept informed of what happens next.
“We hold a remembrance event every year so that this incident isn’t just forgotten.
“We don’t want to leave it hanging in the air,” said Jacquita, the wife of MH370’s in-flight supervisor Patrick Francis Gomes.
Calvin Shim, whose wife Christine Tan was a member of the MH370 crew, also expressed his gratitude for the continued effort.“I hope the government will fully agree to make the search a reality. I also hope that they will consider searching the Broken Ridge area,” he said, referring to an area in the Indian Ocean which was reportedly a promising spot.Intan Maizura Othman, the wife of cabin crew member Mohd Hazrin Mohamed Hasnan, said she felt mixed emotions – hope, gratitude and sadness.
“After nearly 11 years, the uncertainty and pain of not knowing has been so hard for us.
“Thank you to Ocean Infinity for stepping forward and offering their expertise to lead this search,” she said.
Intan Maizura said this was not just about closure, but honouring loved ones and learning from this tragedy to make air travel safer in the future.
“I hope the world continues to stand with us and offer support as we wait for updates,” she said.
