Plane missing with 236 people on board

[freakiness]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-08/malaysia-airlines-lost-contact-with-plane/5307888

Malaysia Airlines says one of its planes has gone missing on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.

A statement from the airline says flight MH370 lost contact with air traffic controllers at 2:40am local time, just over two hours into the flight.

The plane, a Boeing 777-200, left Kuala Lumpur at 12:41am on Saturday, and had been due to arrive in Beijing at 6:30am local time.

The company says the plane was carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, and 12 crew members.

The airline says it is contacting the next-of-kin of all passengers and crew, which includes people of 13 different nationalities.

In a statement on the airline's website, group chief executive officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said the airline was working with authorities to locate the aircraft.

"Focus of the airline is to work with the emergency responders and authorities and mobilise its full support," the statement said.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members."

The airline says it will provide regular updates on its website.

The ABC understand Malaysia Airlines will hold a press conference on the incident shortly.

[cherry*135]

There could have been a bomb planted on the plane.

Earlier misinformation corrected:

Revealing details of the investigation into the plane’s disappearance for the fist time, Inspector Kalid said all passengers who booked on the flight actually boarded, refuting earlier information released by officials in Kuala Lumpur that five passengers checked into the flight but did not show up at the departure gate and their luggage had been off-loaded before departure

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/malaysia-airlines-plane-fake-passport-users-were-likely-asylum-seekers-n...

[fourandsixpants]

I agree re. 'other means' would (easily) locate any debris - if indeed there was any debris to be found.

With all the technology around should've located by now.

[freakiness]

The US have satellite surveillance in the area and can't find any trace of an explosion as yet, according to numerous reports I've read.

[azureline**]

A lot of speculation and a lot of it now disputed.

[nevynreally]

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@paintsew007 wrote:

I agree re. 'other means' would (easily) locate any debris - if indeed there was any debris to be found.

With all the technology around should've located by now.

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That's the problem. If the black box fails, other means can still figure out where it is. At this point of time, it can't. So what does that mean? A bomb doesn't make a difference to tracking,accident would mean we have results,  hijacking doesn't make a difference to tracking. Nothing does.  So. Do we have someone who can disable the black box and all tracking facilitiies? Possilble. But is it likely?

[fourandsixpants]

 answering freaky...."The US have satellite surveillance in the area and can't find any trace of an explosion as yet, according to numerous reports I've read."

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...and we believe everything we read.

...and even if they did find something they will immediately report it to us via the media. Right.

Whew! ....i am sooo relieved.

[nevynreally]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

The plane that went down in Scotland a decade back had lost data in it's blackbox for 10mins or so before the crash.

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But they found it, pretty quickly. This one is just gone.

[acacia_pycnantha]

Maybe they've been abducted by aliens?

[nevynreally]

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@acacia_pycnantha wrote:

Maybe they've been abducted by aliens?

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Maybe if they used over the top font sizes when posting on a forum? Humour, get some.

Seriously though.They have families. Black boxes don't usually fail, and not that quickly. I can't see anything brought up so far as being a reasonable explaination for the plane disappearing.

[fourandsixpants]

....what is most disturbing is how the media is really 'pumping' through details and storylines about the false passports passengers.....like this is a really unusual/suspicious/disturbing detail-which it is not. Planes are daily filled with scores of passengers bearing false passports.

My suspicions are raised about the 'missing' plane, passengers, debris and 'no trace' stance being adopted.....

................more like, 'no details' are being given.Why?

Questions questions questions and more suspicions.

Looks like there are a couple of govt appointed i/net offcrs on duty tonight-specifically designated to this issue and related discussions.

.....why?