A decade after the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, British Boeing 777 pilot Simon Hardy has stirred fresh speculation by asserting that the flight’s take-off documents hold clues suggesting pre-meditated actions by the pilot leading to a mass murder-suicide.
Hardy’s analysis of the flight plan and technical log indicates last-minute modifications to the cargo, including additional fuel and oxygen, allegedly orchestrated by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah.
According to Hardy, these alterations, particularly the topping up of crew oxygen meant solely for the cockpit, hint at a deliberate course set “to oblivion.”
Hardy, who worked with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau during the search in 2015, told one of the local media: “It’s a strange coincidence that the last engineering task that was done before it headed off to oblivion was topping up crew oxygen which is only for the cockpit, not for the cabin crew.”
The aviation expert deems these changes as “bizarre” and claims they do not align with official requirements. He also points to the discovery of a flaperon on Reunion Island, suggesting an active pilot’s presence until the end of the flight, leading to a single ominous scenario.
Hardy contends that meticulous planning was involved, including timing the crash to evade leaving fuel residue on the ocean’s surface, potentially indicating the plane’s final destination. He speculates that the pilot intentionally depressurised the cabin to render passengers unconscious while executing a U-turn to ditch the aircraft in the ocean.
Drawing on a combination of satellite data and analysis, Hardy claims to have pinpointed the potential location of the missing aircraft, outside the official search area, in the Geelvinck Fracture Zone of the Southern Indian Ocean.
The resurgence of interest in MH370’s fate comes as the Malaysian Government recently announced plans to resume the search, employing the services of Texan company Ocean Infinity on a “no find, no fee” basis.
Hardy’s assertions add a new layer of intrigue to the enduring mystery of MH370, reigniting debates and investigations into the fateful flight’s perplexing disappearance.
