The International Aids Society (IAS) has released a statement, confirming that a number of the passengers were on their way to the International Aids Conference in Melbourne.
The number of passengers and crew according to nationality are as follows:
Netherlands 154
Malaysia 43 (including 15 crew & 2 infants)
Australia 27
Indonesia 12 (including 1 infant)
United Kingdom 9
Germany 4
Belgium 4
Philippines 3
Canada 1
Unverified 41
Total 298
Thanks. So there are no Americans wondering where their missing people who were in Amsterdam heading to Malaysia.