The Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's press conference today was a packed one, and everyone understood the import of it: the hunt for the missing Malaysian flight MH370 is now entering a whole new phase, and all the clues based on existing data have been exhausted.
The conclusion: The plane was diverted deliberately, though no information is available beyond that, and he stressed it can't be called a "hijacking", at least not yet, based on available facts.
The other main point is that the plane could be anywhere in two separate corridors over a huge geographic area: "The aviation authorities of Malaysia and their international counterparts have determined that the plane’s last communication with the satellite was in one of two possible corridors: a northern corridor stretching approximately from the border of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to northern Thailand, or a southern corridor stretching approximately from Indonesia to the southern Indian ocean. The investigation team is working to further refine the information."
His full statement below lays out all the facts they have disclosed so far (and video embedded below):
Seven days ago Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared. We realize this is an excruciating time for the families of those on board. No words can describe the pain they must be going through. Our thoughts and our prayers are with them.
I have been appraised of the on-going search operation round the clock. At the beginning of the operation, I ordered the search area to be broadened. I instruc
