Wing part found on Reunion “highly likely” from MH370

Part of the aircraft wing found on Reunion Island is from the missing MH370 plane, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has confirmed.

Najib said experts examining the debris in France had “conclusively confirmed” it was from the aircraft.

But the investigators have stopped short of confirming the link, saying only that it is “highly likely”. French prosecutor Serge Mackowiak later confirmed the wing fragment, known as a flaperon, was from a Boeing 777 - the same make and model as the missing Malaysian airliner.

He said initial tests showed there were “very strong indications” that it was from flight MH370. But he said confirmation would only come after further tests on the fragment, which began yesterday (Thursday).

And Malaysian transport minister, Liow Tiong Lai, has been quoted by the press saying that investigators on Reunion had collected more aircraft debris, including a window and metal foil.

Also, with the first trace of the plane confirmed, Malaysia has asked the governments of Mauritius and Madagascar to help widen the search area.