Inside Explosive Claims dispute the story of the lost Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight, ten years after its disappearance
For ten years, it is this mystery that has left the world baffled.
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing.
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Only 38 minutes in his journeyAt 1:20 am it lost contact with air traffic controllers above South Chinese Ocean.
The fate of the Boeing 777 and its 239 passengers and crew remains unknown.
French investigative journalist Florence de Changy has probed the disappearance for ten years and is the author of an explosive book about the mystery.
She said: “It’s shocking for the families.
“The official narrative has been so strongly imposed on them that they have no choice but to adhere to it and all they can ask is to keep looking.
“They are afraid that if they start to doubt the authorities, they will break off conversations with them.”
Today, in an exclusive interview, Florence challenges important parts of the official version of events.
- The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370, by Florence de Changy (Harper Collins) is available now, priced £9.99.
FLY ROUTE
Key to the mystery
THE official line is that the plane was tracked by a radar cross Malaysia and disappeared over the Andaman Sea.
Satellite analysis would have shown that it made a U-turn and probably crashed into the Earth Southern Indian Ocean.
A potential crash site was identified 1,500 miles southwest of Australia.
The search there was the most expensive in aviation history.
But apart from disputed pieces of debris, there was no sign of the plane.
Florence found evidence from Vietnamese air traffic control and intelligence sources suggesting the plane met its fate around 2:45 a.m. north of Vietnam – two minutes after a mayday saying the hut was falling apart.
She said: “I am more certain than ever that there has not been a crash in the Southern Indian Ocean.
“The plane continued to fly until 2:40 am.”
I am more certain than ever that there has not been a crash in the Southern Indian Ocean
Florence de Changy
BRUSHES
Is it planted?
INVESTIGATORS said the first debris found, on July 29, 2015, was part of the right wing, called a flaperon.
It was on a beach The island of Reuniona French territory nearby Mauritiusabout 3,500 miles from Malaysia.
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But Florence said: “There are good reasons not to believe it is from MH370.
“First of all, they never even determined the origin of the flaperon. This is shocking.
“Second, they said the flaperon suffered two consecutive impacts, which is not consistent with an ocean crash.
“Also, that piece of broken composite material is not meant to float.
‘But in the wildest ocean in the world, he must have traveled ten miles a day in a straight line for 500 days to reach Réunion.
“Plus, it’s lost its identification tag, which is a huge red flag. I’m sure it’s planted or unrelated.”
THE CAPTAIN
Suspicious or innocent?
Suspicion initially fell on the captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 52, who was branded as a troubled man with a chaotic love life.
The then Malaysian Prime Minister even hinted at it Zaharie He may be behind a murder-suicide plot.
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But Florence says: “I think an important aspect is that the captain is innocent.
‘He was at the center of many accusations and smear campaigns.
“I have spoken to people who knew him and have seen confidential police reports about him and I am convinced that he was a good man and had nothing to do with the fate of the plane.”
I think an important aspect is that the captain is innocent
Florence de Changy
CARGO
Was it a cover?
According to the freight manifestThere were 4.5 tons of fresh mangosteens, a tropical fruit, on board, as well as 2.5 tons of small electrical appliances.
But Florence said, “The mangosteens didn’t make any sense. It wasn’t the right season, it was a ridiculous amount.
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“Then I discovered they were on every MH370 flight for the next month.
“The largest hub for illicit trade between Africa and China is Kuala Lumpur airport.
“Mangistans can be a cover for all kinds of things, including rhino horns or elephant tusks.”
She said of the electrical equipment: “According to the official report, this cargo had not been x-rayed. This is a big problem.”
Florence believes the cargo could have forced an emergency landing, adding: “I believe there was a seizure of the cargo. When you are surrounded by military aircraft, you follow orders.”
AIR CHIEF
Was the expert silenced?
At the time of the tragedy, Sir Tim Clark, the British president, said Emirates airlinesaid almost every other missing flight in history was “at least five or ten percent traceable” and all that MH370s The disappearance aroused “a certain degree of suspicion.”
Florence claimed the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which led the initial search, asked him not to comment further.
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She said: “He had the largest fleet of those planes and said he didn’t believe they had lost any. Months later he was silenced.”
Sir Tim said in an interview that she was right that he was silenced.
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