Originally published on March 25, 2014
The Malaysia Airlines' flight missing since March 8 crashed into the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysia's prime minister said on March 24, citing new satellite data."
Reuters reports that relying on information provided by British firm Inmarsat, "Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished more than a fortnight ago while flying to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, had crashed thousands of miles away in the southern Indian Ocean.
"His statement may go some way toward tamping down some of the more fevered speculation about the plane's fate, including one theory some grief-stricken relatives had seized on: that the plane had been hijacked and forced to land somewhere.
"All 239 people on board were presumed dead, airline officials said on Monday.
"Najib's announcement opens the way for what could be one of the most costly and challenging air crash investigations in history.
"The launch of an official air crash investigation would give Malaysia power to coordinate and sift evidence, but it may still face critics, especially China, which had more than 150 citizens on board the missing plane and has criticised Malaysia over the progress of the search.
"The Inmarsat data showed the Boeing 777's last position was in the Indian Ocean west of Perth, Australia, Najib said in a statement.
"'This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites,' he said. '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.'"
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