Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak earlier told reporters: “Today, 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an global team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is indeed from MH370″.
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The transport minister also said investigators found further suspicious debris on the beaches of Reunion including what seemed to be a plane window and an aluminium foil.
At a news conference in Paris, deputy prosecutor Serge Mackowiak didn’t outright confirm that the debris belonged to Flight 370.
Malaysian authorities have said they have found aircraft seat cushions and window panes on the same island where part of the wing of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was found.
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says wreckage that appears to be from MH370 is vindication of the Australian-led search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.
US Secretary of State John Kerry at the 22nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum session at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Last week’s discovery of a two-metre-long (almost seven-foot) wing part called a flaperon on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion provided the first glimmer of hope for relatives desperate for answers.
One of their biggest concerns and questions is why the announcement was made, even when some have yet to give a final confirmation that the debris indeed belongs to MH370.
A French aviation expert said photos of airliner debris may be from the Malaysia Airlines 370 flight that disappeared March 8, 2014. “We can only hope the government and the relevant authorities will help us do this”.
Wang, speaking on the sidelines of the annual foreign ministers’ meetings of the ASEAN also said the search for the wreck must be continued.
“I don’t believe this latest information about the plane, they have been lying to us from the beginning”, said Zhang Yongli, whose daughter was on the flight. Experts from Australia, which is leading search efforts, say the plane flew over the Indian Ocean in a straight line for hours, suggesting that the autopilot had been re-engaged, before running out of fuel. “Only that, for us, will be full closure”, said Jacquita Gonzales, wife of MH370 chief steward Patrick Gomes.
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He said representatives from Boeing had confirmed that it came from a Boeing 777, based on its size, color, joint structure and other technical characteristics.
