AirAsia AK8321 flight from Macau, which was believed to have been boarded by Kim Han Sol, landed at 7.33pm but he was not seen by the horde of about 100 pressmen who had waited since 6pm.

They had zeroed in on locations such as the international arrival hall and the VIP lane, and tried to chase individuals who looked like Han-Sol, but ended up disappointed.

At about 9pm, a cameraman succeeded in recording a young man in a black hat and face mask exiting the arrival hall, but it could not be ascertained if the man, who suddenly disappeared, was indeed Han Sol.

The eldest son of Jong Nam was believed to be coming to Malaysia to give a DNA sample to confirm his identity and to claim the body.

Prior to this, Malaysia had rejected an application by North Korea to bring home Jong Nam’s body.

Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar had said police needed a DNA sample from the victim’s next of kin to complete investigations, and that the body would only be handed over to the next of kin.

Police also gave Jong Nam’s next of kin two weeks to claim his body, which is currently at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital’s National Forensic Medicine Institute.

Jong Nam, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, died on Feb 13 while on the way to the hospital.

Prior to that, he was at klia2 to catch a flight to Macau when he was attacked by two women, one of whom clamped a cloth, believed to have been soaked in poison, over his face.