- By Aashish Vashistha
- Tue, 26 Dec 2023 10:55 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 which disappeared on March 8, 2014, could be discovered in a ‘matter of days’ if a new search is initiated, experts claimed after new leads on the flight’s location.
Aerospace experts Jean-Luc Marchand and pilot Patrick Belly demanded a new search that could provide new insights into the disappearance of the ill-fated flight. The duo claimed that it would take only 10 days to cover the new search area, as reported by the South China Morning Post.
The move comes after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared without a trace on March 8, 2014, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions. The aircraft which was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members, reportedly departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and was en route to Beijing when it suddenly disappeared without a trace. Even after extensive search operations, its wreckage was not found.
"We have done our homework. We have a proposal … the area is small and considering new capabilities it will take 10 days. It could be a quick thing. Until the wreck of MH370 is found, nobody knows (what happened). But, this is a plausible trajectory,'' Jean-Luc Marchand told news.com.au.
Both Marchand and Patrick Belly demanded a new search for the remains of MH370, the Australian Transport Safety Authority and the Malaysian government. The experts emphasised that the idea behind the planned search area was the belief that the aircraft was deliberately hijacked and downed into the deep ocean.
Marchand described it as a ‘one-way journey’ and suggested that it was probably carried out by a skilled aeroplane pilot. ''We think, and the study that we've done has shown us, that the hijacking was probably performed by an experienced pilot. The cabin was depressurised ... and it was a soft control ditching to produce minimal debris. It was performed to not be trapped or found. Certainly, the aircraft was not visible except for the military. The guy knew that if search and rescue would be triggered, it would be on the flight path,” Marchand said.
Both experts noted that the plane's transponder was off and that autopilot could not have been used to explain its "U-turn" away from the flight path. They added that the plane was in a "no man's land," crossing Thai, Indonesian, Indian, and Malay airspace when it suddenly changed direction.
