The deputy spokeswoman of the Vietnamese foreign ministry Pham Thu Hang stated that the first episode of the series inaccurately claimed that Vietnam did not cooperate in international efforts to search for the missing plane. She said,
"...the documentary MH370: The Plane That Disappeared ... does not accurately reflect the efforts of the Vietnamese authorities, causing discontent in the Vietnamese public opinion. We ask that the producers and filmmakers accurately portray Vietnam's contributions in the search and rescue for the plane and to remove or amend inaccurate information."
"...the documentary MH370: The Plane That Disappeared ... does not accurately reflect the efforts of the Vietnamese authorities, causing discontent in the Vietnamese public opinion. We ask that the producers and filmmakers accurately portray Vietnam's contributions in the search and rescue for the plane and to remove or amend inaccurate information."
Netflix began streaming all three episodes of the docuseries on the ninth anniversary of the disappearance, 8 March 2023.
On April 13, Netflix removed the first episode of the docuseries from its service in Vietnam.
The crew of the Boeing 777-200ER, registered as 9M-MRO, last communicated with air traffic control (ATC) around 38 minutes after takeoff when the flight was over the South China Sea.
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared is a British docuseries released on Netflix and directed by Louise Malkinson about the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.