MH370 Search Update: Airlines Chief Tim Clark Suggests The Possibility Of Information Being Kept Secret By Authorities -- Report
Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 continues to be a mystery for the world even after nine months of its disappearance. The tragedy has led to the rise of many theories and questions about missing Boeing 777. Meanwhile, chief executive of one of the world's largest airlines suggests the possibility of some information being kept under the wraps.
Recently Sydney Morning Herald revealed the full transcript Emirates boss Tim Clark's interview with German aviation journalist Andreas Spaeth. The aviation expert spoke about the two Malaysia Airlines tragedy MH370 and MH17 in the interview.
Clark called MH370 "one of the great aviation mysteries," the information about which he believes is being "withheld by authorities." In the interview, he questioned the reliability of the information being disseminated to the public. He suggests that only "full transparency of everything that everybody knows" will provide the actual picture.
When asked what he thinks could have happened to MH370, he said that "probably control was taken of that" airplane. Detailed information about who was on the aircraft and "what was in the hold of the aeroplane" is what needs to be revealed, according to Tim Clark.
Furthermore, the Emirates' chief executive states that he does not believe "that the information held by some is on table." "If you eliminate the pilot on a suicide mission, I'm sure you could have put the aircraft in the South China Sea, rather than fly it for seven hours. So if he was on a suicide mission, he would have done it then. Who then took control of the aircraft? Who then knew how to disable ACARS and turn the transponder off? That is a huge challenge," explains Tim Clark
He even spoke about the role of Malaysian Military in the search and disappearance of MH370 and describes it as "bizarre." He stressed on the importance of locating the missing jet and not allowing it to become an "unexplained mystery" that will go onto National Geographic. Tim Clark is certain that full transparency of information could lead to the answers about "what went on" in the aircraft.
Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014 with 239 people onboard including six Australians. The Beijing-bound flight lost contact with radar within few minutes of its take off from Kuala Lumpur airport. Multinational search efforts were initiated immediately after the aircraft vanished. However, no traces of the plane have been found yet.
Meanwhile, Australian expert Peter Foley, an investigator for MH370, has suggested that debris from missing jet will soon start to surface on the beaches of Indonesia. According to Mirror, Australian Authority Safety Bureau's crash investigator is confident that the remains are most likely to appear in Sumatra. He states that "things in ocean take a long time to come ashore" and when they do it is handed over to Boeing for further examination. He is certain that they will "find the answer" to the mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.