” I’m shocked this little island has a major airport.”
It’s the home of the Indian Navy/Air Force Andaman-Nicobar Command. They started setting it up on an old Japanese Airbase in 2001, to counter China’s moves, and to bottle up the Malacca Straights in the event of a conflict with China, a real possibility for them.
It is just 50 miles from an island the Chinese have leased from Burma, and are developing Naval facilities on.
Interesting.. There is reason to believe this may have been shot down. This would explain Malaysian authorities directing searches in areas they know the plane not to be. They know evidence could lead to a downing by their own hand. I can’t believe they’d hide this, but lying and deception are a way of life in the world of Islam.