The deep-sea hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished more than 11 years ago, will resume this month, Malaysia's transport ministry has said.

Bound for Beijing, the Boeing 777 disappeared from radar shortly after departing Kuala Lumpur International Airport on 8 March, 2014.

The plane was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew when it vanished.

Satellite data showed the aircraft deviated from its flight path and headed south into the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is understood to have crashed.

Malaysia's transport ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that American marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity will embark on an intermittent 55-day search from 30 December.

It will target areas that are believed to have the highest likelihood of locating the missing

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