Malaysia seeks help to widen MH370 search

“I’m the one leading the investigation in France for the analysis of the (wing flap) piece brought back. It is not a door”.

The Transport Ministry said that MH370 investigators would only be able to inspect the flaperon after Monday because Malaysian authorities had to attend a meeting with the French Government before they could actually see the debris.

Malaysia’s transport minister says the part belonged to a Boeing 777 – the same model as the Malaysia Airlines plane that vanished in March 2014.

At this stage there has been no confirmation that debris found comes from the missing flight, although a part of a wing found washed up has been confirmed to be from a Boeing 777.

A PIECE of debris which experts believe may have belonged to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has arrived in France for testing.

The island of La Reunion is also known for its active volcano, and that volcano erupted last week, delaying search efforts.

Three French magistrates, a Malaysian legal representative and an official from France’s civil aviation investigating authority will meet in Paris.

The debris, which was first flown to Paris, was driven to a military base near Toulouse, which specialises in analysing aviation wreckage.

Meanwhile, Malaysian officials would reportedly ask for help from authorities near Reunion to locate more plane debris and talk to crash experts.

More pieces of metal debris found washed up on Reunion were taken into police custody on Sunday. There were 239 people onboard.

Nicolas Ferrier told the Telegraph the item, which looked like a bus seat, was found during his daily patrol looking for rubbish along the sands and rocks of the island’s coast.

“I urge all parties to allow this crucial investigation process to take its course”, Liow added.

And even if these parts are from MH370, that alone probably won’t tell us why the plane actually went down.

“The only 777 aircraft that we’re aware of in the Indian Ocean that could have led to this part floating is MH370”, said Martin Dolan, the head of the Australian agency coordinating the underwater search for the plane.