Probe can't rule out 'interference' in MH370 disappearance

Kuala Lumpur: More than four years after Malaysian Airiness Flight 370 disappeared, an investigation report released on Monday points at “intervention by a third party” behind the flight’s vanishing.

The report by the 19-member international team also highlighted shortcoming in government’s response to the incident.

According to chief investigator Kok Soo Chon, the cause of the plane’s disappearance couldn’t not be confirmed until the plane’s wreckage and the black box were found.

Refuting the idea of hijacking by pilots, he said they were free of any abnormal behaviour or stress and passengers were also cleared by police and had no pilot training either.

"We are not of the opinion that it could be an event committed by the pilot," Kok was reported as saying.

However, he didn’t rule out interference by a third party, meaning someone holding the pilots hostage. However, further compounding the mystery, no ransom demands have been made.

While finding no flaws with the plane, the investigators, dismissed the theory that it was remotely controlled.

The report finds lapses by air traffic control in initiating emergency repose, and failing to seek the military help.

Meanwhile, Malaysia’s civil aviation chief resigned after the investigation report highlighted shortcomings in the response of air traffic control centre.

The plane vanished seven hours after taking off from Kuala Lumpur at 12. 41 am local time on 8 March, 2014, severing communications, giving rise to many speculations. They haven’t yet settled.