This evening I was briefed by representatives from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). They informed me that Inmarsat, the UK company that provided the satellite data which indicated the northern and southern corridors, has been performing further calculations on the data. Using a type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort, they have been able to shed more light on MH370’s flight path.
Based on their new analysis, Inmarsat and the AAIB have concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor, and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth.
This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.
We will be holding a press conference tomorrow with further details. In the meantime, we wanted to inform you of this new development at the earliest opportunity. We share this information out of a commitment to openness and respect for the families, two principles which have guided this investigation.
Malaysia Airlines have already spoken to the families of the passengers and crew to inform them of this development. For them, the past few weeks have been heartbreaking; I know this news must be harder still. I urge the media to respect their privacy, and to allow them the space they need at this difficult time.
Pesawat MH370 disahkan terhempas di kawasan selatan Lautan Hindi
KUALA LUMPUR: Pesawat Malaysia Airlines penerbangan MH370 yang hilang sejak 8 Mac lalu disahkan terhempas di kawasan selatan Lautan Hindi di barat Perth, Australia dan semua penumpang dan anak kapalnya tidak selamat.
Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak mengumumkan berita itu dalam satu sidang khas yang disiarkan secara langsung dari Pusat Dagangan Dunita Putra (PWTC) malam tadi.
Kata Perdana Menteri, kedudukan terakhir penerbangan MH370 itu didasarkan kepada maklumat daripada data satelit yang diberikan oleh syarikat Britain, Inmarsat dan Bahagian Penyiasatan Nahas Udara United Kingdom (AAIB) yang mengesahkan pesawat Boeing 777-200 itu terbang ke jalur selatan isyarat terakhir yang dikesan daripada pesawat itu.
"Ini kawasan yang terpencil, jauh daripada mana-mana tapak pendaratan yang munasabah.
"Oleh itu, dengan rasa penuh dukacita dan kesal, saya memaklumkan bahawa, berdasarkan kepada data baru ini, penerbangan MH370 berakhir di selatan Lautan Hindi," kata Najib.
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