Posted on 03/07/2014 4:50:23 PM PST by BobNative
Edited on 03/07/2014 4:57:34 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 239 people has lost contact with air traffic control and was still missing two hours after it was supposed to have landed in Beijing, the airline said Saturday morning.
The airline told NBC News that a search-and-rescue mission was under way but said it had no further information.
The flight from Kuala Lumpur, carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, and 12 crew members, had been scheduled to land at 6:30 a.m. in Beijing (5:30 p.m. ET Friday).
Some tweets are saying it mat be down in the Vietnam, Cambodia off shore border area. Not sure how much stock I put in that, but it has loads of political implications.
Lost in the Beijing smog?
I, too, have travelled with Malaysia Airways. Very good service, and not expensive.
I am praying for the search and rescue crew - that they may have strength and insight.
A Malaysia Airlines VP told CNN that search and rescue operations were underway. So maybe he knew more than just contact was lost.
Reuters: State news agency Xinhua reported radar contact with the flight was lost while it was in Vietnamese airspace.
I notice that it is a flight to Peking, and also, there was that mass stabbing by an unnamed (but apparently Islamic seperatist) group in China recently.
Retaliation against China for whacking the murderous gang of knife-wielding separatists.
A week ago I flew from Jakarta, Indonesia to Denver. The security was invasive, but blind to terrorists. People I thought were threats went right through. I got the full treatment.
Possibly. The aircraft lost contact just after reaching altitude just prior to heading out over the ocean.
From AsiaOne:
BEIJING - Radar contact with a Malaysian Airlines aircraft that has gone missing on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing was lost in airspace controlled by Vietnam in the early hours of Saturday morning, China’s Xinhua news agency said.The aircraft did not enter airspace controlled by China and did not make contact with Chinese controllers, Xinhua added, in a report on one of its official microblogs.
- See more at: http://www.relax.com.sg/article/news/radar-contact-lost-with-malaysian-flight-in-vietnam-airspace-xinhua#sthash.BuaM0ns6.Lz62YF4T.dpuf
Yes, it supposedly (possibly) went down in the Gulf of Thailand.
Strike comment #49. I read the chart wrong.
That’s exactly what I’m thinking about. The Uighurs who recently carried out that attack in China. Another thought is this was a test for a future attack on a flight to/from the US or a domestic flight.
Local news (KIRO radio) is reporting a missing 7X7 somewhere. No details yet about where or who the carrier might be.
CNN.com reports that it “has likely run out of fuel, Malaysia Airlines said Saturday.”
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane-missing/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Looks like there won’t be any survivors. : (
Malaysia Airlines MH370 Flight Incident - 2nd Media Statement
We deeply regret that we have lost all contacts with flight MH370 which departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41 am earlier this morning bound for Beijing. The aircraft was scheduled to land at Beijing International Airport at 6.30am local Beijing time. Subang Air Traffic Control reported that it lost contact at 2.40am (local Malaysia time) today.
Flight MH370 was operated on a Boeing B777-200 aircraft. The flight was carrying a total number of 239 passengers and crew – comprising 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members. The passengers were of 13 different nationalities. Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the authorities who have activated their Search and Rescue team to locate the aircraft. Our team is currently calling the next-of-kin of passengers and crew.
Focus of the airline is to work with the emergency responders and authorities and mobilize its full support. Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members. The airline will provide regular updates on the situation.
The public may contact +603 7884 1234. For media queries, kindly contact +603 8777 5698/ +603 8787 1276.
Next-of-kin may head to the Support Facility Building at KLIA’s South Support Zone. For directions, call 03 8787 1269.
Looking at FlightRadar 24. The primary route north is offshore of Vietnam by several hundred miles. What do they call that area? It isn’t the gulf of Thailand.
http://www.flightradar24.com/#9.25,109.97/6?&_suid=1394243338910042748244097814636
777 has a good safety record. I’m betting terrorism.
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