Defining moments in search for MH370

After Malaysia confirmed a wing part found on Réunion Island was from MH370, some relatives of the missing passengers are still doubtful, thanks to a distrust of the government since the beginning of the search.

More aircraft debris, including a plane window, has been collected from the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, Malaysia’s transport minister said Thursday. However, French, U.S. and Australian authorities stopped short…

About 10 relatives stormed into the Malaysia Airlines office in Beijing demanding to know the truth.

MH370 was a flight bound for Beijing from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on March 8, 2014.

Chinese families of the victims have been clear that they are not interested in possible scenarios or speculation, which they have received much of since the flight disappeared.

An global team of experts in Toulouse began a second day of tests Thursday on the initial piece of washed-up wreckage.

Liow Tiong Lai said the items had been sent to French authorities to be verified.

A French-led investigation team is finalising its analysis of the debris, while other experts are trying to use modelling of ocean currents to narrow down the crash site.

France’s announcement comes as the families of missing passengers have grown frustrated about the mixed messages received from Malaysia and France regarding the piece of debris found on Reunion Island last week.

Who has said what about the flaperon?

Malaysia Airlines hailed the news as a “major breakthrough”.

French investigators: “There exists a very high probability that the flaperon indeed belongs to Flight MH370″. Whether and why that would have happened has been the source of considerable conjecture since Flight 370 vanished, but an exhaustive year-long search of the ocean floor found no evidence of the plane.

“We need confirmation of 100 percent certainty”. Wednesday marked 515 days since the plane disappeared with 239 passengers and crew – including six Australians. Most of those on board were Chinese.

The 64 year-old, who lost his 32-year-old daughter in the accident, insisted that: “We do not want money, we want to be informed”, he said. “Only that, for us, will be full closure”, The Malaysian Star quoted Jacquita Gonzales, wife of MH370 chief steward Patrick Gomes as saying. “We suspect that the plane wreckage could be faked”. In addition to the wing segment, officials are now claiming that plane windows and aircraft seats have also been found on the shore.