Kuala Lumpur: The search and rescue scope has been expanded beyond the flight path to the West Peninsular of Malaysia at the Straits of Malacca, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) said in a statement at 11.15am today.
It said the authorities were looking at a possibility of an attempt made by the missing MH370 flight to turn back to Subang.
“As we enter into Day 4, the aircraft is yet to be found.
“All angles are being looked at. We are not ruling out any possibilities,” the airlines said.
MAS added that the SAR mission is aided by various countries - Australia, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines and the United States of America.
The airlines said the assets deployed to cover the search and rescue were extensive, where nine aircraft and 24 vessels were deployed on this mission.
It said apart from the search in the sea, search on land in between these areas was also being conducted.
“The search and rescue teams have analysed debris and oil slick found in the waters. It is confirmed that it does not belong to MH370.”
11/03/14 Tharanya Arumugam/New Strait Times
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It said the authorities were looking at a possibility of an attempt made by the missing MH370 flight to turn back to Subang.
“As we enter into Day 4, the aircraft is yet to be found.
“All angles are being looked at. We are not ruling out any possibilities,” the airlines said.
MAS added that the SAR mission is aided by various countries - Australia, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines and the United States of America.
The airlines said the assets deployed to cover the search and rescue were extensive, where nine aircraft and 24 vessels were deployed on this mission.
It said apart from the search in the sea, search on land in between these areas was also being conducted.
“The search and rescue teams have analysed debris and oil slick found in the waters. It is confirmed that it does not belong to MH370.”
11/03/14 Tharanya Arumugam/New Strait Times
