Reunion Island Debris Confirmed as Part of Malaysia Airlines MH370
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Najib Razak, Malaysia's prime minister, announced the debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean are "conclusively" from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
On March 8th 2014, the Triple Seven Boeing was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it suddenly vanished from the radar. All 239 people on board are presumed dead.
After carefully analyzing the debris in France, Tony Abbott, Australia's prime minister, said the "baffling mystery" of MH370 is getting closer to a resolution.
He added: "The find does seem to show the plane did come down more or less where we estimated it did."
A wing part known in aviation terms as a flaperon was found in the Reunion Island a week ago – the first trace of the aircraft since it disappeared last year.
"This is indeed a key breakthrough for us in resolving the disappearance of flight MH370," said Malaysia Airlines in a statement.
"We expect and hope that there would be more debris to be found which would help us in resolving this mystery."
Malaysia airlines revealed its priority is to continue to offer the latest updates and bits of information to the families of those affected and to fully cooperate with the authorities on the investigation and recovery of the accident.