Such a gap would be unlikely in the case of an in-flight catastrophe. A Malaysian official, who also declined to be identified because he is not authorized to brief the media, said only a skilled aviator could navigate the plane the way it was flown after its last confirmed location over the South China Sea.
Maafisa wa Serikali ya Malaysia waliokuwa wanadadisi picha zilizopigwa na mtambo wa Satelite wa China ikionyesha kinachodhaniwa kuwa mabaki ya ndege iliyotoweka, Jumamosi, wamesema kuwa mabaki hayo yalitoweka na huenda sio mabaki ya ndege hiyo iliyotoweka siku ya jumamosi.