Satellite data shows hijacked Malaysian plane was last seen flying towards Pakistan

Satellite data shows hijacked
Malaysian plane was last seen
flying towards Pakistan
Investigators say the missing Malaysia Airlines jet
was hijacked, steered off-course and could have
reached Pakistan. A Malaysian government official
said people with significant flying experience
could have turned off the flight's communication
devices.
The representative said that hijacking theory was
now 'conclusive', and, as a result, police have
raided the luxury homes of both the captain
(right) and the co-pilot (left)
The search operation has now been focused on
two 'corridors', one which extends from north
west from Thailand to the Kazakstan-
Turkmenistan border and the other which opens
out into the southern Indian Ocean. Continue...
Cuntries in the plane's potential flightpath have
now joined a huge diplomatic effort to locate the
missing passengers, but China described the
revelation as 'painfully belated'.
While Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
refused to confirm that flight MH370 was taken
over, he admitted 'deliberate action' on board the
plane resulted in it changing course and losing
connection with ground crews.
The plane's communication system was switched
off as it headed west over the Malaysian seaboard
and could have flown for another seven hours on
its fuel reserves.
It is not yet clear where the plane could have
been taken, however Mr Razak said the most
recent satellite data suggests the plane could
have headed to one of two possible flight
corridors.
Countries in the plane's potential flightpath have
now joined a huge diplomatic effort to locate the
missing passengers, but China described the
revelation as 'painfully belated'.
While Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
refused to confirm that flight MH370 was taken
over, he admitted 'deliberate action' on board the
plane resulted in it changing course and losing
connection with ground crews.
The plane's communication system was switched
off as it headed west over the Malaysian seaboard
and could have flown for another seven hours on
its fuel reserves.
It is not yet clear where the plane was taken,
however Mr Razak said the most recent satellite
data suggests the plane could have headed to
one of two possible flight corridors.
The last radar contact was made at 8.11am on
March 8 along one of the corridors, seven hours
and 31 minutes after take off, but the plane could
have deviated further from these points.
U.S. investigators have not ruled out the
possibility that the passengers are being held at
an unknown location and suggest that faint
'pings' were being transmitted for several hours
after the flight lost contact with the ground.
NASA has also joined the international search
operation, analysing satellite data and images that
have already been gathered.
Malaysian authorities and others are urgently
investigating the two pilots and 10 crew
members, along with the 227 passengers on
board.
Source: Daily Mail UK

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