Malaysia has sought to draw a line under one of the greatest mysteries of the modern commercial jet age by declaring the disappearance 10 months ago of flight MH370 “an accident”.
“It is . . . with the heaviest heart and deepest sorrow that, on behalf of the government of Malaysia, we officially declare Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 an accident . . . and that all 239 of the passengers and crew onboard are presumed to have lost their lives,” said Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director-general of the Southeast Asian country’s department of civil aviation.
The conclusion, based on criteria set out in the Chicago Convention on aviation, comes after a huge search by vessels and aircraft from 13 countries for the Boeing-777 airliner.
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