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Above is the Prime Minister’s statement in full:
On 8 March 2014, flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared.
The days, weeks and months that followed have been a period of torment
for the families of those on board.
The plane’s disappearance was without precedent. At every stage, we
followed the tiny amount of evidence that existed. But, despite the
efforts of 26 nations and the largest search in aviation history, from
the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean, the plane could not be located.
Neither could investigations by the world’s leading aviation experts
answer why MH370 veered off course and went dark. While the plane’s
disappearance remained a mystery, we have shared the anguish of those
who could find no comfort.
Last week, on 29th July, we were informed by the French authorities that
part of an aircraft wing had been found on Reunion, the French island
in the Indian Ocean.
Today, 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a heavy heart
that I must tell you that an international team of experts have
conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on Reunion Island
is indeed from MH370.
We now have physical evidence that, as I announced on 24th March last
year, flight MH370 tragically ended in the southern Indian Ocean.
This is a remote, inhospitable and dangerous area, and on behalf of
Malaysia I would like to thank the many nations, organisations and
individuals who have participated in the search.
