The Malaysia airline plane has been missing for the past 12 days. The Malaysian transport minister denied all reports of sightings of the plane in Maldives. He also added that the missing passengers, crew and pilots of the missing flight will be considered innocent until found guilty.
Here are the highlights of the press conference:- Reports of sightings in Maldives of missing jet are untrue.
- Partners taking increasing assistance in search.
- Aircraft flew at a normal routine.
- No additional way point for this flight.
- Some data deleted from flight simulator at airline pilot's residence, forensics looking into it.
- All passengers and crew are being investigated.
- We have received background checks except for Russia and Ukraine.
- The passengers, pilots and crew remain innocent until proven guilty.
- Please refrain from any unnecessary speculation for the sake of their families.
- We have received radar data but cannot reveal it as it is from another country.
- Malaysia assembling high level team which will travel to Beijing.
- Will update on search and rescue plans.
- We were covering the North and South corridor.
- We need to increase air and surface assets.
- We need to analyse the evidence that we are receiving.
- Also the number of professional investigators need to be increased.