A missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777
airliner has most certainly crashed in the
southern part of the Indian Ocean, the airline
said Monday.
In a text message to families of those
on board the airline said all passengers
and crew were presumed dead. The message
was widely reposted online to social media.
The plane, carrying 239 people, including one
Russian , lost contact with air traffic
controllers under mysterious circumstances
on March 8. At least 26 nations took part
in the massive hunt for the missing aircraft.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
confirmed the crash, citing the latest satellite
data obtained from British satellite company
Inmarsat and Britain's Air Accidents
Investigation Branch.
Inmarsat had previously identified two
areas — dubbed the north and south corridor
— where the plane could have flown
unnoticed after its onboard transponder was
switched off.
"Based on their new analysis, [they] have
concluded that MH370 flew along
the southern corridor and its last position was
in the Indian Ocean, west of Perth [in
Australia]," Razak said in a statement.
"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,"
he continued.
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