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MH370 search nearing conclusion
Investigators searching for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 believe a rogue pilot might be to blame for its disappearance after all.
They have apparently told reporters that if they don’t find the aircraft in the current search zone within the next 10 weeks, the most likely possibility is that it was guided by a rogue pilot to a different spot.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has spent £90 million and nearly 12 months searching for the Boeing 777 in an area of the southern Indian Ocean after assuming that it flew on autopilot until its fuel ran out after the crew and passengers were incapacitated.
Using data from satellite and radar, they identified the potential crash site as an area of the Indian Ocean west of Australia.
However, they are due to complete their search within the next 10 weeks and if no evidence of the aircraft or its 239 passengers is found they have told journalists the official report might conclude someone was at the controls when it disappeared nearly two years ago and glided it to a different landing or crash site.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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