Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Update: Was The Plane Hijacked? Did Crew Members Have Anything To Do WIth The Disappearance?

Exactly a week from today, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished and there has been no sign of it. But as time goes by, we are starting to get details, although vague, on what might have happened. In a press conference earlier today, Prime Minister Najib Razak said all the possibilities were being investigated despite the evidence to suggest that it was hijacked or sabotage. He also said that the investigation was now focused on crew members and passengers. He also said "Clearly the search for MH370 has entered a new phase.”

A Malaysian government official said that investigators have concluded that someone with flying experience or one of the pilots hijacked the missing jet. This official spoke to the media anonymously because he was not authorized to, said that it is not clear where the plane was taken. He stated that hijacking was no longer a theory, that “it is conclusive.”

Pilot suicide has been one of the scenarios under investigation as the aircraft turned around and headed west after losing contact with traffic controllers. Apparently, according to latest evidence found, the plane didn’t experience a catastrophic incident as it was first suspected. A U.S official said it was possible that the plane may have landed somewhere and also saying it might have been an act of piracy and that investigators were looking into the possibility of human intervention. The evidence that gives clues that humans might have intervened is that the contact with the aircraft’s transponder stopped minutes before a messaging system on the jet quit. That would be unlikely to happen on case of a catastrophe.

In the moments before the flight vanished from the radar, two communication systems were shut down separately including two transponders and a data system. They are not ruling out the possibility of electrical failure but also believe that it is totally possible that someone on the plane intentionally turned off the systems. While they believe it probably crashed in water, they also believe it could have possibly landed somewhere.

A senior Malaysian police official said "What we can say is we are looking at sabotage, with hijack still on the cards." As this ongoing search continues, we can just hope they can get to the root of what really happened.