[ladyjane]

Agree. We’ll never know the truth.

I suspect the passengers were held for ransom. Since the last of them are probably now dead the governments want to convince the family members there is no hope and their loved ones are in the ocean - not in a mass grave in Pakistan or some other Muslim country.

Israel was probably the holdout insisting that no ransom be paid or no high profile prisoners released. That’s why Barry distanced himself leaking that he was trying to have Netanyahu replaced. Also they probably offered up Pollard to get Israel to agree.

Hey - my story is just as good as the fairy tales you’ll hear on CNN. Maybe better.

[DocJhn]

It’s is apparent the flight continued for 6 to 7 hrs by the time line in this article. This leads to speculation the plane was hijacked and the pilot took a course to prevent further harm. It may be possible it flew on it’s own for that length of time but is doubtful.
The other scenario would be the pilot ran a suicide mission and took it as far out to sea as he could.
Whatever the case, Clueso will have to work overtime to solve this one>
Solid evidence of this being the crash site would helpful!

[RhoTheta]

That's as good as my theory. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the plane was sitting in a hanger at Diego Garcia AFB. I think the flight crew, led by the senior pilot, decided to defect, had a plan to do so, and perhaps even got some advice as to how to avoid most radar coverage and when to arrive at the landing point when known satellites would be blind to their arrival. Then the Malaysian cover-up was so embarrassing, and the paranoia of national security folks about other nations knowing their capabilities (or lack thereof) became so great, that none of this can come to light.

I would expect that after a few months, passengers will start to emerge here and there with stories to tell, the crew will enter the witness protection program somewhere and the plane will be dismantled, etc.

[EQAndyBuzz]

”Hey - my story is just as good as the fairy tales you’ll hear on CNN. Maybe better.”

Thought my story was the most entertaining. American space based laser test meant to warn the Chinese and Norks from doing something crazy while the Russian incursion in Crimea was taking place. Burned out the planes radar and communications and knew based on air time, the plane would crash in an area where no one but the US could get to it.

[Rich21IE]

As good a story as any.

Personally I lean toward the stolen plane theory and think its somewhere in Pakistan or Somalia.

[Star Traveler]

It’s kind of hard to hold the passengers for ransom when they’re under water ... :-) ...