The Malaysian Prime Minister , Najib Razak , responded to criticism of his government in an opinion piece published in '' The Wall Street Journal '' in which he acknowledged mistakes had been made , and said time would show that Malaysia had done its best , had helped co-ordinate the search , and would continue to support . Najib went on to emphasise the need for the aviation industry to " not only learn the lessons of MH370 but implement them , " saying in closing that " the world learned from Air France Flight 447 but did n't act . The same mistake must not be made again . " Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim criticised the Malaysian government regarding its response to Flight 370 's disappearance and the military 's response when Flight 370 turned back over the Malay Peninsula ; he called for an international committee to take charge of the investigation " to save the image of the country and to save the country . " Malaysian authorities have accused Anwar — who was jailed on contentious charges the day before Flight 370 disappeared — of politicising the crisis . Flight 370 's captain was a supporter of Anwar and the two knew each other
Air France Flight 447
Air France Flight 447
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370