MALAYSIA-AIRLINES/MH370-CHINA FAMILY REAX Chinese MH370 family members sceptical of debris finding

Record ID: 145700

  • Title: MALAYSIA-AIRLINES/MH370-CHINA FAMILY REAX Chinese MH370 family members sceptical of debris finding
  • Date: 30th July 2015
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (JULY 30, 2015) (REUTERS) SON OF MH370 PASSENGER JIANG HUI, SITTING AND LOOKING AT SMART PHONE JIANG LOOKING ON
  • Embargoed: 14th August 2015 13:00
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  • Location: China
  • Country: China
  • Topics: General
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  • Story Text: EDITORS NOTE: PLEASE REFER TO STORY 0425-MALAYSIA-AIRLINES/MH370-FILE, SENT ON JULY 30, FOR FILE MATERIAL
    Jiang Hui, whose mother was on board the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370, said on Thursday (July 30) that he is sceptical of reports of plane wreckage found on Reunion island.
    Malaysia is "almost certain" the debris is from a Boeing 777, the deputy transport minister said on Thursday, heightening the possibility it could be wreckage from missing Flight MH370.
    French authorities said also on Thursday that no hypothesis could be ruled out with regard as its origin had not yet been identified.
    Jiang said the debris does not prove anything.
    "So last night, when we heard of this information, everyone consoled each other, discussed together, then finally everyone thought that there is no need to believe it. Even if we find out that this piece of debris belongs to MH370, there is no way to prove that our people were with that plane," he said.
    "So before we hear official confirmation, I can't believe (what) all the media and experts (say). And I think that official confirmation must come from the Joint Agency Coordination Centre and Chinese government. For whatever the Malaysian government says, I won't believe it now. I already can't bring myself to believe anything that Malaysian Airlines and the Malaysian government say," he added.
    China's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it is "seeking to confirm the situation with relevant countries" after French authorities said they were studying the piece of plane debris found on Reunion Island.
    Malaysia Airlines was operating a Boeing 777 on the ill-fated flight, which vanished without a trace in March last year while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in one of the most baffling mysteries in aviation history. The plane was carrying 239 passengers and crew.
    Search efforts led by Australia have focused on a broad expanse of the southern Indian Ocean off Australia, roughly 3,700 km (2,300 miles) from France's Reunion Island.
    There have been four serious accidents involving 777s in the 20 years since the widebody jet came into service. Only MH370 is thought to have crashed south of the equator.
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