[hoosiermama]

Maps?

[outofsalt]

The flight was to China in the north. The search area was to the west. This is 1000 miles due east but, the Phillipines do have an extremist Muslim problem. Hmm?
http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?where1=Tawi+Tawi+island&FORM=LMIEMN#Y3A9MzcuNzI1NDk4fi03NS43NzYyOTkmbHZsPTQmc3R5PXImcT1UYXdpJTIwVGF3aSUyMGlzbGFuZCUyMFBoaWxsaXBpbmVz

[outofsalt]

The flight was to China in the north. The search area was to the west. This is 1000 miles due east but, the Phillipines do have an extremist Muslim problem. Hmm?
http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?where1=Tawi+Tawi+island&FORM=LMIEMN#Y3A9MzcuNzI1NDk4fi03NS43NzYyOTkmbHZsPTQmc3R5PXImcT1UYXdpJTIwVGF3aSUyMGlzbGFuZCUyMFBoaWxsaXBpbmVz

[G Larry]

Philippines is East of land mass and Reunion Island is West of land mass.

So, one of these does not fit.

Unless....the aileron detached in flight and fluttered West and the remainder of the craft crashed East....???