Malaysia on Thursday formally declared the passengers and crew of missing flight MH370 to be presumed dead, a step that it said opens the door for compensation payments but which was angrily rejected by distraught relatives.
Malaysian authorities and the airline had until now refrained from drawing firm conclusions about the fate of the plane and its 239 passengers and crew, as many desperate next-of-kin continue to insist it may have landed safely somewhere.
But Thursday’s declaration that MH370 was an “accident” was essentially a formal announcement that the plane had indeed crashed somewhere.
Malaysian authorities and the airline had until now refrained from drawing firm conclusions about the fate of the plane and its 239 passengers and crew, as many desperate next-of-kin continue to insist it may have landed safely somewhere.
But Thursday’s declaration that MH370 was an “accident” was essentially a formal announcement that the plane had indeed crashed somewhere.
Source - The Hindu
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