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Malaysian authorities investigating the disappearance of Flight MH370 have suddenly changed the official account of the final exchange between air traffic control and the cockpit.

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The last words from Flight MH370 were “Good night Malaysian three seven zero,” the Malaysian government said Monday. But on March 12, authorities had said the last known radio transmission from the aircraft was a more casual, “All right, good night.”

Officials did not explain why the last communication from MH370 has changed now, or why it took so long to correct the record.

The updated account of the last words is more formal and typical of an exchange with air traffic control than the precious version, the BBC’s transport correspondent said.