Malaysia MH370 Still a Mystery – More Help Received

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Thailand gives radar data 10 days after plane lost

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's military says its radar detected a plane that may have been MalaysiaAirlines Flight 370 just minutes after the missing jetliner's communications went down, and that it didn't share the information earlier because it wasn't specifically asked for it.

Thai air force spokesman Montol Suchookorn said Tuesday the plane followed a twisting flight path to the Strait of Malacca, which is where Malaysian radar tracked Flight 370 early March 8. But Montol said the Thai military wasn't sure whether it detected the same plane.

Asked why it took so long to release the information, Montol said, "Because we did not pay any attention to it." He said the plane never entered Thai airspace and that Malaysia's initial request for information was not specific.

They have not ruled out hijacking, sabotage, pilot suicide or mass murder.

Australia was scouring the southern Indian Ocean for traces of the aircraft and China offered 21 satellites to aid in the effort. French investigators also arrived in Malaysia to offer up their expertise from the two-year search for the doomed Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009.

Investigators said in their case they were able to rely on distress signals, whereas Flight 370’s communications were deliberately severed. Malaysian authorities said the jet was intentionally diverted off course during its flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing March 8. Suspicion surrounds the two pilots, but authorities now say they are checking the backgrounds of all 227 passengers and 12 crew members, as well as the ground crew.

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