KUALA LUMPUR: Investigators have concluded that both pieces of aircraft debris recovered from South Africa and Mauritius are almost certainly from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said through examinations, the Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigations Team concluded that both pieces of debris were consistent with panels found on a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft.
Flight MH370 was a Boeing 777 aircraft.
This, he said complements the results from the previous examination in March during which the team confirmed the Mozambique debris to be almost certainly from MH370.
He said examinations of the two pieces of debris discovered in South Africa and the Mauritian island of Rodrigues - an engine cowling piece with a partial Rolls-Royce logo and an interior panel piece from an aircraft cabin respectively - were completed in Australia.
“We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), Geoscience Australia and Boeing for their undivided commitment and assistance in this examination process.
“We also thank the Governments of Mozambique, Mauritius and South Africa for the efforts and cooperation extended to Malaysia in this matter.
“The Governments of Malaysia, Australia and China continue to be wholly committed to the search for MH370. To date, more than 105,000 square kilometres of the search area have been completed,” Liow said in a statement today.