Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA Airlines flight MH370 next-of-kin have begun filing a slew of lawsuits over the plane's disappearance as a two-year deadline approaches on March 8, with some hopeful that court scrutiny will help reveal answers about what befell the ill-fated plane.

Several US, Malaysian and Australian law firms said they had begun filing suit on behalf of dozens of relatives of the 239 people on board the flight, seeking undisclosed damages.