After the search for the aircraft began, Malaysia's prime minister announced on March 24, 2014 that after analysis of new satellite data it was now to be assumed "beyond reasonable doubt" that the aircraft had crashed in the Indian Ocean and there were no survivors.
Tras comezar os labores de busca da aeronave, o primeiro ministro de Malaisia anunciou o 24 de marzo de 2014 que tras unha análise de novos datos obtidos por satélite, podía asumirse "sen lugar a dúbida razoable" que a aeronave estrelárase no océano Índico e que non había sobreviventes.