Malaysia Airlines Hunts For Missing Plane Carrying 239

[SamosaChai]

Kuala Lumpur:  Malaysia Airlines said a flight carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing early Saturday, and the airline was notifying next of kin in a sign it feared the worst.

The airline said flight MH370 disappeared at 2:40 am local time (1840 GMT Friday), about two hours after leaving Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It had been due to arrive in Beijing at 6:30 am local time (2230 GMT Friday).

The Boeing 777-200 was carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, from 13 different nationalities, and 12 crew members.

China's state television said 158 of the passengers were Chinese. Some 160 Chinese had been due to be on the flight but two missed it, according to Xinhua, quoting China's Civil Aviation Administration.

 

[SudhirKumar]

Very Sad, lets hope that it lands somewhere

[SamosaChai]

1. "We have no idea where this aircraft is," Malaysia Airlines vice president says
2. "We deeply regret that we have lost all contacts," airline CEO says
3. Search-and-rescue team has been activated
4. Flight was carrying 239 people, including 2 infants

[SamosaChai]

The flight went missing two hours after taking off from Kuala Lumpur.

 

 

 

[SamosaChai]

The Boeing 777 had not had a fatal crash in its 20-year history until an Asiana plane came down at San Francisco airport in July 2014.

 

[andhrafriends2013]

Oriella eshalooo :(

[pisinari]

lets pray for their safety

[SamosaChai]

The plane was flying at an altitude of 35,000ft (10,700m) and that the pilots had reported no problem with the aircraft

[SamosaChai]

The pilot was Capt Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, who joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981, Mr Yahya said.

[SamosaChai]

Among them were 152 Chinese nationals, 38 Malaysians, 12 people from Indonesia and seven from Australia.

[SamosaChai]

The passengers were of 14 different nationalities

[SamosaChai]

Lost over Vietnam

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Boeing 777 fact sheet

• Twin-engine jet launched in June 1995
• One of the world's most popular long-distance planes
• Seats between 300 and 380 passengers
• Has flown around five million flights
• Often used for non-stop flights of 16 hours or more
• Prior to Asiana crash, only one fatal accident when a crew member died during a re-fuelling fire at Denver International Airport in September 2001

[SamosaChai]

Vietnam detects signals from aircraft, says Chinese state media