[BeadCounter]

BBC map seems helpful: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26525281

Hong Kong seems a way away. We will see, busier shipping lanes would mean a higher likelihood to see something.

[stlnative]

Interesting link... pictures of the 2 who used the stolen passports. 2 Iranians.

[AlexW]

“Hong Kong seems a way away. “
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Yes...I do not see how it could have been airborne anywhere near long enough to be that far north.

[no-to-illegals]

From BeadCounter's link:

Seventh paragraph down ... Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble said the two men had travelled from Qatar's capital Doha on their Iranian passports, and switched to stolen Italian and Austrian passports to board the Malaysia Airlines flight.

Good thought by you, TomGuy. Switched/Traded. If switched/traded whom has the switched/traded passports?