Missing Malaysia Airlines flight: ... one of 227 passengers 'was using STOLEN passport'

Mirror - UK ^

[nuconvert]

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Louis Maraldi, 37, from Cesena, was named as one of the passengers on board the plane.

However, reports in Italy have confirmed that he was NOT on board and that he had reported his passport stolen last August.

[VanShuyten]

Interesting passenger list.

Two Chinese-American anchor babies were on board. Two children, ages 2 and 4, listed as American. Parents of both used Chinese passports.

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

No one had their Cell Phone on?? (There’s always someone...)

No one did any last minute texts??

[ImNotLying]

Uh Oh. Sum Ting Wong

[TomGuy]

When I turned on the morning news, FoxNews was speaking with aviation expert Scott Hamilton.

Hamilton conjectured, based on available information, that ‘some criminal action’ was probably involved.

Apparently, the plane disappeared from radar after a couple of hours in flight, but continued to fly for some time after contact was lost.

[pajama pundit]

Cell phone range is only a few miles

[nuconvert]

“Apparently, the plane disappeared from radar after a couple of hours in flight, but continued to fly for some time after contact was lost.”

Hmmm ...... First I’ve heard that. I wonder if that’s true

[HangnJudge]

Flight tracking website flightradar24.com says it lost contact 40 minutes after take off from Kuala Lumpur, not two hours as previously reported.

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

“Cell phone range is only a few miles”

I know, but depending on how far off the coast...

Apparently, no one did.

[RummyChick]

How do you disappear from radar but continue flying? Turn it off or malfunction of radar?

How do they know it continued flying if no radar and no communication? Based on the oil spills?

[LucyT]

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Ping.

FoxNews was speaking with aviation expert Scott Hamilton..

Hamilton conjectured, based on available information, that ‘some criminal action’ was probably involved.

Apparently, the plane disappeared from radar after a couple of hours in flight, but continued to fly for some time after contact was lost.

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

Can’t if it’s traditional RADAR. Can disappear if it’s electronically tracked and the power suddenly went out.

[onedoug]

RIP

islamism until demonstrated otherwise.

[bert]

you turn off the radar transponder, ie cease squawking

[bgill]

What is that dotted line?

[Moonman62]

It’s not unusual for flight tracking sites to be missing data in international areas. The two to two and a half hours reports are probably correct.

[TomGuy]

First I’ve heard that. I wonder if that’s true

During any BREAKING NEWS event, we have to take all information 'with a grain of salt'. There is always misinformation, wrong information, a lack of information, possibly intentionally deceptive reporting (both by media and by governmental agencies).

Remain skeptical of any early reporting -- everything is subject to change.

Example that apparently proved false: There were some Tweets last evening that the plane had landed in southern Vietnam.

[HangnJudge]

Planned Flight Path

[unixfox]

No one had their Cell Phone on?? (There’s always someone...)

Ever try to get a cell signal at 35,000 ft traveling at 535 mph over the ocean?

[Ditter]

Is the plane still missing?

[bgill]

That’s what I thought but making sure. IOW, the plane started out it’s journey on the wrong heading. Wonder what the radio communication with the tower concerning that? Just because we’re being told there was no SOS or anything else doesn’t mean there wasn’t.