Malaysia: Evidence proves plane part is from MH370

“It has to be verified by the French authorities”, he said.

No evidence of the plane had been found until last week, when debris was discovered on the shore of Reunion Island. He also said that “technical documentation” provided by Malaysia Airlines enabled experts to establish “common technical characteristics” between the debris and Flight 370’s flaperons.

Following Razak’s announcement, Malaysia Airlines said it had informed family members of the passengers and crew of Flight 370 that the debris found on Reunion island was from the missing aircraft.

Liow said differences with other countries amounted to “a choice of words”. The Malaysians say that fragment is from the missing Flight MH370; French investigators say they’re nearly – but not quite – certain.

French and Malaysian officials did not share the Americans’ hesitation, though, not least because no other Boeing 777 is unaccounted for.

Mr Abbott told reporters yesterday that the wing part “does seem to indicate that the plane did come down, more or less where we thought it did, and it suggests that for the first time we might be a little bit closer to solving this baffling mystery”.

“Why the hell do you have one confirm and one not?” “Why not wait and get everybody on the same page so the families don’t need to go through this turmoil?”

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.

“I know my daughter is out there, but they won’t tell us the truth”. What he said is nonsense. Now just as some hope of closure surfaces, they’re put on a see-saw about the origin of the wreckage. “I heard nothing”, he said, adding: “And so it leaves me wondering whether there is a foregone conclusion and everyone is racing for the finish”. Some called the discovery a lie and “fake debris”, insisting their loved ones can still be rescued.

The foreign ministry’s spokesperson also commented, saying China is hoping Malaysia carefully continues its investigation, and takes steps to protect the legal rights of the family members of the missing people. The airliner is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, about 3,700 km from Reunion. The agency said it was confident the discovery on Réunion was consistent with the crash site being within the search area.

That search, which began in October, has covered nearly half that area without finding any clues.

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.