KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib tonight confirmed the much feared news that flight MH370 had crashed into the Indian Ocean west off the coast of Perth, Australia.
This, he said, was discovered by British satellite company Inmarsat, which adopted a never before used algorithm to calculate the last known location of the missing plane."Using a type of analysis never used before in an investigation of this sort, they (insmarsat) have been able to shed light on the MH370's flight path.
"Based on the new analysis, Inmarsat and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor and its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean west of Perth.
"This is a remote location, far from any possible landing site.
"It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean."
Najib said more details would be revealed in a press conference tomorrow, adding that the families of the passengers and crew on the flights had been briefed by Malaysia Airlines on this tragic outcome.
