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MALAYSIA AIR SAYS SIGNAL ANALYSIS LED TO DELAY IN ANNOUNCEMENT
2014-03-15 10:04:10.274 GMT

(The following press release from Malaysia Airlines was received by
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MH370 Incident
Released at 5.55pm/14 Mar 2014
Further to the statement by the Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun
Razak earlier today into the ongoing search for Flight MH370, Malaysia Airlines
has shared all available information with the relevant authorities since the
moment we learned that the aircraft had disappeared, in the early hours of
Saturday 8th March. This includes the very first indications that MH370 may
have remained airborne for several hours after contact was lost, which the
Prime Minister referred to today.

This is truly an unprecedented situation, for Malaysia Airlines and for the
entire aviation industry. There has never been a case in which information
gleaned from satellite signals alone could potentially be used to identify the
location of a missing commercial airliner. Given the nature of the situation
and its extreme sensitivity, it was critical that the raw satellite signals
were verified and analysed by the relevant authorities so that their
significance could be properly understood. This naturally took some time,
during which we were unable to publicly confirm their existence.

We were well aware of the ongoing media speculation during this period, and its
effect on the families of those on board. Their anguish and distress increases
with each passing day, with each fresh rumour, and with each false or
misleading media report. Our absolute priority at all times has been to support
the authorities leading the multinational search for MH370, so that we can
finally provide the answers which the families and the wider community are
waiting for.

We remain absolutely committed to sharing confirmed information with family
members and the wider public in a fully open and transparent manner. However
given the nature of the situation, the importance of validating new information
before it is released into the public domain is paramount.

Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families of the 227 passengers and our
12 Malaysia Airlines colleagues and friends on board flight MH370. They will
remain at the centre of every action we take as a company, as they have been
since MH370 first disappeared.