[jimjohn]

I buy it.
Terrorist angle makes no sense.
* who needs to deal with 230+ extra people?
* easier to just buy a plane and use it for a nefarious purpose.
* element of surprise is gone
* no one credible claimed responsibility.

Only thing open concerning this theory is that someone should have gotten a mayday signal out somehow

[Starboard]

Terrorist angle makes no sense.

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Agree. Why steal a plane and then have everyone in the world looking for it? If located, the plane would never be allowed to take off again without being intercepted.

The whole terrorist angle seems to be far too complicated to succeed. Too many moving parts in that type of scenario.

[Trot]

You'd think that someone would have texted or made a phone call, unless they were overcome by smoke. One report which I've not heard repeated is that the manifest showed there was a cargo of lithium batteries in the hold. If they burned, everyone may have been overcome by smoke, and such a fire would likely have destroyed essential electrical system elements. What do you think?