The missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was carrying lithium-ion batteries which can be highly flammable. As reported by numerous sources, the confirmation by MAS chief executive officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya during one of the daily briefings on the status of the search for the missing aircraft came four days after he denied the aircraft was carrying any hazardous goods. “We carried some lithium-ion small batteries, they are not big batteries and they are basically approved under the ICAO (The International Civil Aviation Organization) under dangerous goods.
“It (lithium-ion battery) is not dangerous goods per se but in terms (of) they are (being) declared as dangerous goods under ICAO,” he told a daily briefing on the search of MH370 at Sama-Sama Hotel, KL International Airport. According to a report published by Malaysiakini.com, Jauhari insisted the lithium-ion battery cargo was checked “several times” to ensure it was packed in accordance with ICAO guidelines.
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