"Additionally, several residents of the Maldives have reported seeing a “low-flying jumbo jet” at about 6:15 a.m. the morning MH370 went missing.
“I’ve never seen a jet flying so low over our island before. We’ve seen seaplanes, but I’m sure that this was not one of those. I could even make out the doors on the plane clearly,” an eyewitness told Haveeru Online."
http://www.chiangraitimes.com/thail...t-mh370-until-now-because-it-wasnt-asked.html
BUT
"Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has said that the missing Malaysia Airlines plane was not picked up by any radar in the Maldives. MNDF said in a statement issued tonight that search efforts are ongoing in the Maldivian territory, and that based on information gathered thus far, the plane was not picked up by any airport radar or military radar in the Maldives. Joint search efforts [...] "
"Local police have also initiated an investigation after it was reported earlier today that people in Dhaalu Kudahuvadhoo saw a “low flying jumbo jet" on the morning of the disappearance of the flight.
Haveeru reported that the plane was flying so low that witnesses were able to tell that it was
“a white aircraft, with red stripes across it”."
http://www.sun.mv/english/