Kuala Lampur: A day after the Malaysia Airlines ended the two-week long wait and announced to the world that the MH370 flight with 239 people on board crashed into the southern Indian Ocean, the airlines on Tuesday said, "We do not know why, we do not know how the terrible tragedy happened."
Offering prayers to the families of the passengers and crew members on board the fateful flight, the Airlines said it has offered a compensation of $5,000 each to them. It added that it was preparing to make additional payments.
The airlines authorities were severely criticised for informing the tragic news to the family members of the 239 souls via text messages. It today justified its decision saying that the airlines wanted the family members to know about the tragic incident before anyone else.
Meanwhile, Australian Defence Minister made it clear that no debris of the MH370 flight was recovered. Australia has also called off the search operation stating that the Southern Indian Ocean was a very remote and dangerous region. The Defence Minister added that the lives of pilots and crew members on board the aircrafts searching for MH370 cannot be put to risk. "Searchers so far haven't successfully identified and recovered any debris," he added.
Earlier in the day, family members and friends of the Chinese passengers who have been killed in the crash marched to the Malaysian embassy in Beijing after their buses were stopped by the local police. Calling the Malaysian officials 'murderers', the families demand Malaysia provide proof for the crash.
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