Malaysia confirms wing part is from missing MH370

“But in Beijing, about 20 passengers’ family members protested outside the office of Malaysia Airlines, saying they didn’t believe any of it”.

Liow said MH370 tripartite ministerial meeting would be held to discuss the next course of action on the search. But among the most important details are the very beach where the metal washed up, and the tides that carried it.

“While this is being examined, so far none of it appears to have come from an aircraft”.

Chinese relatives of passengers aboard MH370 marched to Malaysia’s embassy in Beijing on Friday, some demanding to be taken to Reunion.

The group had asked for a Malaysian government official to attend, “but nobody showed up”, said Wen Wancheng, whose son was on the flight.

Mr Liow said on Thursday that differences with other countries amounted to “a choice of words”.

Chinese relatives of passengers who were aboard MH370 have reacted with grief and anger at Malaysia’s statement that the flaperon found in the island of Reunion conclusively belongs to the missing aircraft.

At a news conference Friday, Reunion Prefect Dominique Sorain said some debris recovered in recent days “is not as obvious as the flaperon” and would require “much more complex analysis”.

Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said investigators had collected more aircraft debris, including a plane window and aluminium foil, but there was no confirmation they also belonged to the missing plane. “I can only ascertain that it’s plane debris“.

Rodney’s father, George Burrows, said he still wanted answers about what actually happened.

The disappearance turned into one of the biggest mysteries in the history of aviation, sparking a colossal hunt in the Indian Ocean based on satellite data which hinted at MH370’s possible path. Officials believe it crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, killing all 239 people on board, but the wreckage and the cause remain elusive. Criticism of the expense and duration had been growing, particularly in Australia, which is leading the mission and shouldering the cost with Malaysia.

“Any discovery will be immediately made available to the investigation”, said the statement.

The finding of the wing piece “is certainly a step toward closure”, Smyth said, adding “it is important not to think of closure as a check box, but more of a journey and process for people with a lot of layers”. “No. It’s just a piece that they found”, said Elaine Chew, whose husband Tan Size Hiang was part of the cabin crew.

In contrast, experts examining the debris have not completely ascertained that the wing part is of MH370.

The French search for the missing Boeing 777 airliner will be centred in the Indian Ocean off the coast of La Reunion, which is part of its territory.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop who was in Kuala Lumpur also said Australia is committed to continuing the search for MH370.

“All the relatives want to go there”, she said.

In a bid to confirm suspicions, French authorities will now conduct extensive searches on air, land and sea around Reunion Island.