Malaysia Airlines stopped using flight code MH370 after the plane disappeared with 239 people aboard – why airlines retire flight numbers after aviation tragedies

Synopsis Malaysia Airlines MH370: Malaysia Airlines changed flight numbers MH370 and MH371 following the aircraft’s disappearance in March 2014. The aircraft, carrying 239 people, vanished during its journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Extensive search operations were conducted in the Indian Ocean, but the main wreckage remains undiscovered. Listen to this article in summarized format Loading… × Malaysia Airlines MH370: When Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014, the mystery surrounding the aircraft was only beginning. But one thing changed almost immediately: the flight number itself. Malaysia Airlines announced that it would retire MH370 and the return-flight designation MH371…