China wants its experts to join hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner
China has asked to be allowed to send its own aviation experts to join the Malaysian officials hunting for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane amid growing concerns the search, now in its seventh day, has been bungled.
China has asked to send its own aviation experts to join the Malaysian officials hunting for a missing Malaysia Airlines flight amid growing concerns that the search, now in its seventh day, has been bungled.
Li Jiaxiang, director of China's Civil Aviation Administration, said the government had offered to send a team of experts to provide support and assistance. Officials made the offer in a meeting on Wednesday with Ong Ka Ting, a member of Malaysia's parliament and a special envoy.
China urged Malaysian officials to expand the scope of the search for Flight MH370 and to provide timely information. Most of the 239 people on board the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing are Chinese.
Ong said Malaysia had received numerous international offers of assistance but would prioritise the request, according to Xinhua.
News of the request came as Malaysian officials reported no progress in finding the Boeing 777, last heard from on Saturday morning en route to Beijing.
They expanded the search westwards towards India, saying the plane might have flown for several hours after its last contact with the ground. They have sought radar data from India and neighbouring countries.
