Didn’t hear about the stolen passports. What is that about?
Austrian Christan Kozel has been confirmed as safe and well by authorities.
He said his passport was stolen when he visited Thailand two years ago, Austrian newspaper De Standard reports.
(id’s mentioned in comments at link above)
Luigi Maraldi was/is definitely NOT on the missing flight.
He has phoned his family from Thailand to tell them he is alive and well.
BEIJING — Two passengers on the flight manifest for the Malaysian jetliner that vanished with 239 on board weren't on board the plane, foreign ministry officials in Italy and Austria said Saturday. Italian news agency ANSA reported that the Italian citizen whose name is on the passenger manifest, Louis Maraldi, 37, from Cesena, was not aboard the plane and had phoned his parents to say that he is well. He had reported his passport stolen Aug. 1 in Thailand. The Italian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the Italian was not on board the aircraft.
At the same time, Austrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Weiss told the AP that a name listed on the manifest matches an Austrian passport reported stolen two years ago in Thailand.
Didn’t hear about the stolen passports. What is that about?
Someone probably already told you by now. Two of the people on the manifest weren’t on the plane, the Italian and the Austrian. They are fine, but they each had their passport stolen in the last year or so. Hmmm.