The MH370 flight disappearance is one of the most mysterious incidents in the airline industry.  

MH370 Flight Mystery: Top Theories About Its Disappearance
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Students from an international school in east China city Zhuji pray for the passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 by lighting candles on March 10, 2014 in Zhuji, China. Malaysia Airline flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing.

The Malaysia Airlines' MH370 flight was traveling from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport when it disappeared. 

The airplane used for this flight, the Boeing 777-200ER, mysteriously disappeared from air-traffic-control radar systems on March 8, 2014. 

To this day, the MH370's disappearance is still unresolved. However, there are some theories that provide explanations as to why this Malaysian flight disappeared. 

MH370 Flight Mystery: Top Theories About Its Disappearance

Business Insider provided some of the top theories about the MH370's disappearance. These include the following: 

MH370 Flight Mystery: Top Theories About Its Disappearance
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This shadow of a Royal New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion aircraft is seen on low cloud cover while it searches for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, over the Indian Ocean on March 31, 2014. No time limit will be imposed on the search for MH370 because the world deserves to know what happened, Australian Prime MinisterTony Abbott said.

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  • The MH370 crew and passengers were incapacitated by an oxygen deficiency. This made the unconscious, forcing the airplane to go on autopilot. Then, the aircraft ran out of gas and crashed into the sea. 
  • There was an electrical fire on the airplane, forcing the MH37 flight to return to Malaysia. 
  • The batteries and fruit in the MH370 flight's cargo formed an explosive mixture. 
  • One of the MH370 pilots had a murder-suicide intent, leading to rumors that he deliberately crashed the airplane. 

Right now, these theories will still remain speculated since the airplane's black box was never found.  

Netflix Releases Series About MH370

CBS News reported that Netflix recently released a new series about the MH370 flight. 

The "MH370: The Plane that Disappeared" was released by Netflix on Mar. 8, which is the anniversary of the flight incident. 

"The families want a platform to be able to say, 'Come on, it's been nine years.' They were all united on that," said Louise Malkinson, the docuseries director. 

This new Netflix docuseries has three episodes. If you want to learn more details about "MH370: The Plane that Disappeared," you can click this link. 

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