Not really a huge surprise given that the debris was confirmed as a 777 flaperon a few days ago.
However, It does mean that the Inmarsat positional analysis about the final location of the plane is likely correct. This should give a bit of confidence to the sailors who are running the naval search operation in the indian ocean. They were never quite sure that they were looking in the right place. I suspect their lack-of-results must be quite demoralising for them.
It also discounts some of the nuttier theories such as the plane landing in Russia or Afghanistan.
It also discounts some of the nuttier theories such as the plane landing in Russia or Afghanistan.