The Prime Minister said that based on the raw satellite radar it could be confirmed that the aircraft which was spotted an hour after it vanished from the civilian radar and seen on the military's primary radar was indeed the missing Malaysian plane Boeing 777 Flight MH370.
Najib said there will be a refocus on investigation on crew and passengers.
“Clearly the search for MH370 has entered a new phase,” he said. “We hope this new information brings us one step closer to finding the plane.”
He said, “We are ending our operation in the South China Sea and reassessing the deployment of our assets.”
There has been no trace of the plane nor any sign of wreckage despite a search by the navies and military aircraft of 14 countries across Southeast Asia that involve 43 ships and 58 aircraft.
