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Malaysia PM ‘hopeful’ about MH370 will be found

Tuesday, 08 March 2016 11:51 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 09 March 2016 5:02 AM ]

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (photo by AFP)

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says he is hopeful Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which has been missing for two years, will be found.

On the second anniversary of the jet's disappearance on Tuesday, Najib said the search for the aircraft continues.

He said the discovery of a wing part last July in France’s Reunion Island supported the idea that the ill-fated plane had crashed into the southern Indian Ocean.

If the search ended with no results later this year, Malaysia, Australia, and China would hold a meeting to work on a solution.

“We remain committed to doing everything within our means to solving what is an agonizing mystery for the loved ones of those who were lost,” Najib said in a statement.

The international team looking into the case also said it is working to finalize its “analysis, findings, conclusions, and safety recommendations on eight relevant areas associated with the disappearance.”

On Monday, families of MH370 victims gathered outside a court in Beijing to file lawsuits before a two-year deadline to take legal action against the airline.

The MH370 flight went missing with 239 passengers and crew on March 8, 2014, shortly after take-off from Kuala Lumpur.

Following a massive international search in the South Indian Ocean, the China Sea, and the Gulf of Thailand, investigators ended up empty-handed.

They eventually concluded that the aircraft had likely flown thousands of kilometers in an unknown direction before crashing.

So far, only three pieces of debris from MH370 have been found, with only one having been confirmed to have come from the plane.

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