Malasyian Prime Minister's Statement Says MH270 ended in South Indian Ocean
This evening I was briefed by representatives from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). They informed me that Inmarsat, the UK company that provided the satellite data which indicated the northern and southern corridors, has been performing further calculations on the data. Using a type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort, they have been able to shed more light on MH370’s flight path.
Based on their new analysis, Inmarsat and the AAIB have concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor, and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth.
This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.
We will be holding a press conference tomorrow with further details. In the meantime, we wanted to inform you of this new development at the earliest opportunity. We share this information out of a commitment to openness and respect for the families, two principles which have guided this investigation.
Malaysia Airlines have already spoken to the families of the passengers and crew to inform them of this development. For them, the past few weeks have been heartbreaking; I know this news must be harder still. I urge the media to respect their privacy, and to allow them the space they need at this difficult time.
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马来西亚总理声明：马航370飞行在南印度洋上终结
今天傍晚，我从英国航空事故调查局（Air Accidents Investigation Branch，AAIB）的代表那里得到了一则简要消息。他们告诉我，英国国际海信卫星组织（Inmarsat)对南北线的卫星数据一直在进一步计算。这家英国机构之前提供的卫星数据表明有南部和北部航线。他们采用了一种之前在此类调查中从未用过的分析方法，能帮助我们更清楚地了解马航的飞行路线。
根据他们的新分析方式，国际海信卫星组织和英国航空事故调查局得到结论，马航370是沿着南线飞行，其最后的坠落地点是在印度洋中部，在澳大利亚西部沿海城市珀斯以西。
该地点处于茫茫大洋中，无处着陆。在此，我要满怀悲痛地告诉大家，根据这些新数据，马航MH370最终在南印度洋上结束飞行。明天（3月25日），我们将召开新闻发布会，届时会作更详细地汇报。同时，我们会随时告知大家最新进展。
我们公布此消息，是出于对信息公开以及尊重乘客家属的承诺。我们的搜救一直秉承着这两大原则。马来西亚航空公司已经和MH370乘客及机组人员的家属谈过话，并告知了他们这一最新消息。过去几周，这些家属一直都在悲伤中；我知道这一消息会更加难以接受。我希望媒体尊重他们的隐私，在此艰难时刻，请不要打搅他们。