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Other nefarious means. >> it could not have flown at 12,000 feet? >> not at the weight of that plane for that distance. to get to that distance, it was virtually flying at its normal speed of 50550 miles an hour. to burn that much fuel, it had to be at the optimum altitude, up in the high 30s. >> that means the flight was going on for six or seven hours? >> absolutely. this raises the whole question, which one doesn't want to be unseemly bearing in mind that families have just been told their loved ones are dead. this raises the whole ghost ship theory. the whole idea of a plane flying without...

There were places where you could have landed on route, you have to now put the ghost ship theory back on top. >> i want to read you this. we just received this was a text message that malaysia airlines sent out to family members of those on board flight 370 before formally briefing them in beijing and kuala lumpur. this was a text message that family members who were waiting for word of their loved ones received before this formal briefing in beijing and kuala lumpur. it said, quote, malaysia airlines deeply regrets that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that mh-370 has been lost ...

They tell cnn it veered sharply west in the direction of the strait of malacca. now, that is hundreds of miles off course. officials seemingly to back up that ghost ship theory announcing they're expanding their search to that area. let's bring in jim clancey. jim? >> reporter: well, last hour, you know, i told you that they had basically backed up what cnn's source told us about this that indeed the plane was headed toward the indian ocean and it was far north of the destination heading away from malaysia. well, they halfway came out and confirmed that, but they say because these are not acti...