Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 made it as far as Malacca Strait

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 made it as far as Malacca Strait. These are the latest details emerging from the AP/CBC. Every left wing media report is trying to downplay the terrorism angle. Yet why would Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 change course and make it to the Malacca Strait?

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 made it as far as Malacca Strait – Image credit Reuters

The Malaysian military has radar data showing the missing Boeing 777 jetliner changed course and made it to the Malacca Strait, hundreds of kilometres from the last position recorded by civilian authorities, according to a senior military official.

The development injects more mystery into the investigation of the disappearance of Saturday’s flight, and raises questions about why the aircraft was not transmitting signals detectable by civilian radar.

Local newspaper Berita Harian quoted Malaysian air force chief Gen. Rodzali Daud as saying radar at a military base had detected the airliner at 2:40 a.m. local time near Pulau Perak at the northern approach to the strait, a busy waterway that separates the western coast of Malaysia and Indonesia’s Sumatra island.

Earlier Tuesday, Malaysia Airlines said in a statement that search and rescue teams had expanded their scope to the Malacca Strait. An earlier statement said the western coast of Malaysia was “now the focus,” but the airline subsequently said that phrase was an oversight. It didn’t elaborate. Civil aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said the search remained “on both sides” of the country.