A Malaysian government official said investigators have concluded that one of the pilots or someone else with flying experience hijacked the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370.
The Associated Press quoted the unnamed official who is involved in the investigation as saying that the hijacking was no longer a theory.
“It is conclusive,” he said.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that Flight MH370 may have flown beyond its last known position as the last satellite transmission from the missing airliner has been traced to the Indian Ocean off Australia, citing a person familiar with the analysis.
According to Bloomberg, a path from Malaysia to the ocean off Australia would have taken as much as 3,000 miles – the maximum distance MH370 could have flown with its fuel load.
Bloomberg also reports that investigators have found that someone in the cockpit of MH370 programmed it to turn away from its original path to Beijing, citing another person from the US government who is familiar with the investigation.
According to Bloomberg, spokesman for Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority Peter Gibson said he wasn't aware of the new information putting MH370 near Perth. However, he added that the Australian Maritime Safety Authority would have jurisdiction of the search if the information were true.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is expected to address a press conference on this latest development at 2pm today.
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