[Pyramid_Head]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia Airlines said Saturday it lost contact with a plane carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Flight MH370 lost contact with the Subang air traffic control at 2:40 a.m. Saturday (18:40 GMT Friday). The flight was operated on the Boeing 777-200 aircraft. It departed Kuala Lumpur at 12:41 a.m. Saturday (16:41 GMT Friday) and was expected to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. Saturday (22:30 GMT Friday).

The airline said it was working with the authorities who activated their search and rescue team to locate the aircraft.

Source:http://news.yahoo.com/malaysia-airli...005219976.html

[Illusion]

“Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members,” Malaysia Airlines’ Group CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said in the statement.


Not looking good for the passengers on board as it was reported that the plane was destroyed when it crashed in water.

[Susan]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...e-missing.html

[Ratzerfratzer]

Scary.

[Bletch]

Very scary indeed.

[gatagato]

Navy Confirms Flight MH370 Crashed Into The Sea

Tuoi Tre, a leading daily in Vietnam, reports that the Vietnamese Navy has confirmed the plane crashed into the ocean. According to Navy Admiral Ngo Van Phat, Commander of the Region 5, military radar recorded that the plane crashed into the sea at a location 153 miles South of Phu Quoc island.

Altogether, 239 passengers & crew, from 14 different nationalities, including two infants. Passengers were from:

1. China – 152 plus 1 infant

2. Malaysia – 38

3. Indonesia – 12

4. Australia – 7

5. France – 3

6. United States of America – 3 pax plus 1 infant

7. New Zealand – 2

8. Ukraine – 2

9. Canada – 2

10. Russia – 1

11. Italy – 1

12. Taiwan – 1

13. Netherlands – 1

14. Austria – 1

http://my.news.yahoo.com/mas-aircraf...023820132.html
http://patdollard.com/2014/03/vietna...-into-the-sea/

[Bletch]

I wonder what caused this tragedy, my guesses are mechanical failure and breakup in flight or aerodynamic stall like Air France 447 or the worst case scenario; terrorists took it down with a bomb.
Anyway, wouldn't surprise we if it was the latter, having in mind the origin of the flight. Anyway, very sad. Heartbreaking about the infants :(

[Pyramid_Head]

I'm curious as to whether anyone survived.

[winvens]

Originally Posted by Pyramid_Head ↗

I'm curious as to whether anyone survived.

Highly doubtful, but miracles happen.

[invertigo]

I know where they are