'Contact lost' with Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 people on board

[webfact]

'Contact lost' with Malaysia Airlines plane

KUALA LUMPUR: -- Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board.

The airline said in a statement that flight MH370 disappeared at 02:40 local time on Saturday (18:40 GMT on Friday).

It was expected to land in Beijing at 06:30 (22:30 GMT).

"Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the authorities who have activated their search and rescue team to locate the aircraft," the carrier said.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26492748


-- BBC 2014-03-08

[webfact]

RT @SkyNewsBreak: Malaysia Airlines confirms flight MH370 loses contact with Subang Air Traffic Control, departed Kuala Lumpur - expected to land in Beijing

RT @CNN: CNN: Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a passenger flight carrying 227 passengers, 12 crew members, en route to Beijing.

[soihok]

Oh no

[Local Drunk]

That's not good...

[neverdie]

Not good and my thoughts are with the crew, passengers and their families.

It's a Boeing 777-200 series and it could be potentially the first hull loss with fatalities for this series of aircraft. There are currently over 1000, 777-200 series in service, worldwide.

Let's hope it's located with survivors as it can't possibly be still airborne as it is now hours overdue.

[Thait Spot]

Doesn't sound like there was even a m'aider call

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

[neverdie]

Malaysian airlines has an update area on their website and has provided a telephone number for contact. the public may contact +603 7884 1234 for further info.

[uty6543]

I would have thought with modern technology they should know exactly where it is at all times.

[Local Drunk]

Not good and my thoughts are with the crew, passengers and their families.

It's a Boeing 777-200 series and it could be potentially the first hull loss with fatalities for this series of aircraft. There are currently over 1000, 777-200 series in service, worldwide.

Let's hope it's located with survivors as it can't possibly be still airborne as it is now hours overdue.

The plane departed 12.41am on 8 March and lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am, Saturday.

In the air for two hours, then nothing.

[Carib]

http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/site/dark-site.html

Saturday, March 08, 07:30 AM MYT +0800 Media Statement - MH370 Incident released at 7.24am

Sepang, 8 March 2014: Malaysia Airlines confirms that flight MH370 has lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am, today (8 March 2014).

Flight MH370, operated on the B777-200 aircraft, departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41am on 8 March 2014. MH370 was expected to land in Beijing at 6.30am the same day. The flight was carrying a total number of 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members.

Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the authorities who have activated their Search and Rescue team to locate the aircraft.

The airline will provide regular updates on the situation. Meanwhile, the public may contact +603 7884 1234 for further info.

[chooka]

Doesn't sound good.

[tx22cb]

2 hours out, KL to Beijing ..... should be somewhere over TH/VN/S China Sea.

[Somtamnication]

God, how sad.

[webfact]

Malaysian Airlines loses contact with jet carrying 239

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian Airlines has lost contact with one of its jets, a Boeing 777-200 carrying 239 people en route to Beijing, the airliner said Saturday on its Facebook page.

Flight MH370 departed Kuala Lumpur at 12:41 am Saturday (04:41 GMT) and was scheduled to land in Beijing about two six hours later.

Malaysia Airlines confirmed that it lost contact with flight MH370 about two hours into the flight. The flight is carrying a total numberof 227 passengers and 12 crew members.

Malaysia Airlines is working with the authorities who have activated their search and rescue team to locate the aircraft.


-- The Nation 2014-03-08

[Naam]

I would have thought with modern technology they should know exactly where it is at all times.

technically not a problem applying GPS.

[toonsai]

2 hours flight from KL is North Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Edited March 8, 2014 by toonsai

[Mosha]

ADS-B data had it over the Gulf of Thailand when contact was lost.

[soihok]

How tragic.

[neverdie]

Not good and my thoughts are with the crew, passengers and their families.

It's a Boeing 777-200 series and it could be potentially the first hull loss with fatalities for this series of aircraft. There are currently over 1000, 777-200 series in service, worldwide.

Let's hope it's located with survivors as it can't possibly be still airborne as it is now hours overdue.

The plane departed 12.41am on 8 March and lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am, Saturday.

In the air for two hours, then nothing.

Yes I understand that.

I also checked my flight tracker data for this aircraft but the data for that stops 22 minutes into the flight with the aircraft travelling at 35,000 feet at 468 Knts (867km/h). No other information.

[Mosha]

ADS-B data had it over the Gulf of Thailand when contact was lost.

CNN reported in Vietnamese airspace. There again they also said it was a jumbo jet..

Edited March 8, 2014 by Mosha

[h90]

that doesn't sound good......

[AyG]

The plane had previously been damaged.

"The missing plane is believed to have been involved in a crash in August, 2012, when it damaged the tail of a China Eastern Airlines plane at Shanghai Pudong Airport, according to unconfirmed reports.

"In the incident, the tip of the wing of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 broke off."

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/world/malaysia-airlines-plane-missing-with-more-than-200-passengers-on-board-20140308-hvgnx.html

[neverdie]

I would have thought with modern technology they should know exactly where it is at all times.

Well they do, however there are places around the globe that don't have coverage but not on this route.

Of course you all so have to consider equipment failure, just because they lose contact with the aircraft at a certain point doesn't mean it's crash at that exact location.

[soihok]

One has to assume it was over the sea otherwise it would have been found by now.

Thoughts to all passengers and their families.

[Mosha]

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/9m-mro

It looks to have been half way across the gulf. May have been 9M-MRO

[webfact]

Malaysia Airlines Plane, Flight MH370, Loses Contact With Air Traffic Control

A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 239 people lost contact with air traffic control early Saturday morning (local time). Flight MH370 was heading to Beijing, China from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

According to a press statement provided by Malaysia Airlines, the flight lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2:40 a.m. local time Saturday (6:40 p.m. GMT Friday).

The flight departed Kuala Lumpur at 12:41 a.m. on Saturday (4:41 p.m. GMT Friday), and was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members. The passengers were comprised of 13 different nationalities, and 2 were infants.

Full story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/07/malaysian-airlines-plane-_n_4922705.html

-- THE WORLD POST 2014-03-08

[welbeck]

Thoughts are with the crew and passengers at this time

Edited March 8, 2014 by george

[neverdie]

One has to assume it was over the sea otherwise it would have been found by now.

Thoughts to all passengers and their families.

I'm not so sure about that, the flight route for this flight two hours into the flight is over land. Perhaps mountains over Laos or Vietnam.

Other flight tracking data service has the plane losing altitude and suddenly changing direction at the same time data stopped.

[jpinx]

One has to assume it was over the sea otherwise it would have been found by now.

Thoughts to all passengers and their families.

I'm not so sure about that, the flight route for this flight two hours into the flight is over land. Perhaps mountains over Laos or Vietnam.

Other flight tracking data service has the plane losing altitude and suddenly changing direction at the same time data stopped.

What's your source for that?

[metisdead]

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