Investigators says that Malaysia Airlines flight is hijacked
Posted on: 15/Mar/2014 12:38:07 PM
A Malaysian government official involved in the investigation said today that A Malaysian investigation into the missing flight 370 has concluded that one or more people with flying experience switched off communications devices and deliberately steered the airliner off-course,
The official called the disappearance a hijacking, though he said no motive has been established and no demands have been made known. It`s not yet clear where the plane ended up, said the official, who spoke The official called the disappearance a hijacking, though he said no motive has been established and no demands have been made known. It`s not yet clear where the plane ended up, said the official, who spoke The official called the disappearance a hijacking, though he said no motive has been established and no demands have been made known. It`s not yet clear where the plane ended up, said the official, who spoke.
The official said a deliberate takeover of the plane was no longer a theory. "It is conclusive," he said, indicating that investigators were ruling out mechanical failure or pilot error in the disappearance.
He said evidence that led to the conclusion were signs that the plane`s communications were switched off deliberately, data about the flight path and indications the plane was steered in a way to avoid detection by radar.
The Boeing 777`s communication with the ground was severed just under one hour into a Malaysia Airlines flight March 8 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Malaysian officials previously have said radar data suggest it may have turned back toward and crossed over the Malaysian peninsula after setting out on a north-eastern path toward the Chinese capital.
The Malaysian official said only a skilled aviator could navigate the plane the way it was flown after its last confirmed location over the South China Sea. The official said it had been established with a "more than 50 percent" degree of certainty that military radar had picked up the missing plane after it dropped off civilian radar.
Why anyone would want to do this is unclear. Malaysian authorities and others will be urgently investigating the backgrounds of the two pilots and 10 crew members, as well the 227 passengers on board.
