INVESTIGATORS have confirmed that debris found on La Reunion Island belongs to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and that the flight, which mysteriously disappeared 17 months ago, had indeed crashed.
The confirmation comes jointly by the French authorities, Bureau d’ Enquetes et d‘ Analyses pour la Securites de I’AviationCivile (BEA), the Malaysian investigation team, technical representatives from China, and the Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) in Toulouse, France.
“Today, 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on La Reunion was from MH370,” said Malaysian prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, according to an AFP report.
“We now have physical evidence that, as I announced on March 24 last year, flight MH370 tragically ended in the southern Indian Ocean.”
He added that the Malaysian government will do everything within its means to find out what happened.
Malaysia Airlines said in a media statement: “This is indeed a major breakthrough for us in resolving the disappearance of MH370. We expect and hope that there would be more objects to be found which would be able to help resolve this mystery.
“Moving forward, Malaysia Airlines’ priority will continue to provide latest updates and information to the families and will fully cooperate with the relevant authorities on the investigation and recovery of this tragic accident.”
