Nearly three weeks into the search for MH370, we may finally have an
explanation for what happened to the missing plane — although it's not
the ending we were hoping for.
The authorities will not speculate on the cause of MH370's loss, although recent reports suggest there may have been a "catastrophic failure" from lack of pressurization or an electrical failure. If there were a sudden mechanical problem, the plane's direction suggests that the pilots were following protocol and attempting to make an emergency landing at the nearest airport.
On Monday morning, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced
at a press conference that the airplane "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."
The families of the plane's passengers and crew were notified prior
to the press conference. Authorities met the families in person and
notified those they couldn't meet with this text message, which said it
was "beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none
of those on board survived. ... we must now accept all evidence suggests
the plane went down in the Southern Indian Ocean."
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| The text msg Malaysia Airlines sent to inform Chinese #MH370 families about flight's fate ending in S Indian Ocean |
