A piece of debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is being studied by French authorities to find out whether it has come from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared without a trace last year.

The Flight MH370’s disappearance has emerged as one of the biggest mysteries in the history of aviation. 

A source having knowledge on the matter told Reuters that the piece almost certainly belonged to a Boeing 777, the type of aircraft which vanished last year, however, it is not yet surely known whether the piece is from the same plane. 

France`s BEA air crash investigation agency stated that it was studying the debris, which was found washed up on the French island east of Madagascar, along with Malaysian and Australian authorities, but that it was too early to draw any conclusion on the matter.

It must be stated that if the piece is found to be of the Flight MH370 then it will the most important breakthrough in the mysterious case.