Lost days in MH370 search

PERTH Critical days were lost in the search for MH370 because Malaysian authorities initially rejected evidence from the British satellite company that the Boeing 777, with 239 aboard, was in the southern Indian Ocean according to a report by AirlinesRatings.com.
British sources told AirlineRatings.com editor, Geoffrey Thomas, that within 24 hours of the disappearance of MH370, 8 March, Inmarsat advised the relevant Malaysian authorities of their findings but were rebuffed.
“They didn’t want to know,” said the source.
AirlineRatings.com editor Geoffrey Thomas said that the revelation was “deeply disturbing and adds to the disbelief over the initial search and investigation” into the disappearance of MH370.
inside no 6“It is little wonder there are so many conspiracy theories,” noted Thomas.
“Many have said the initial search was a shambles and with the latest revelations I would have to agree.”
After the so-called rebuff from the airline, Inmarsat then approached the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) with its data and it immediately recognised the significance.
The British satellite company was contracted to provide a data link to the Malaysian Airlines fleet and continued to get a signal every hour from MH370 until 0819 Perth time.
The Malaysian authorities were forced to take the findings seriously when the AAIB teamed with Inmarsat to represent the data around 14 March – five days after the Boeing 777 disappeared.
(See: http://www.airlineratings.com/news/407/mh370-malaysia-rejected-evidence-)
AirlineRatings was launched in June 2013 and rates the safety and in flight product of 450 airlines using a seven-star rating system.
It has been used by millions of passengers from 232 countries and has become the industry standard for safety and product rating. Its safety rating system is endorsed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
(Source: PRnewswire)

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