on 08-03-2014 02:29 PM
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.
15-03-2014 07:37 PM - edited 15-03-2014 07:40 PM
5,679 mi Distance from Indian Ocean to Kazakhstan
The "terror" of the unknown maybe what the 'hijackers' seek/sought.
Money, noteriety nor demands might not be the priority. They certainly had have//will have most of the worlds attention by
now whatever the reasoning
...like the boogeyman for those that were/are scared of the dark
on 15-03-2014 07:45 PM
Most aircraft hijackers intend to use the passengers as hostages, either for monetary ransom or for some political or administrative concession by authorities. Motives vary from demanding the release of certain inmates (notably IC-814) to highlighting the grievances of a particular community (notably AF 8969). Hijackers also have used aircraft as a weapon to target particular locations (notably during the September 11, 2001 attacks).
on 15-03-2014 07:49 PM
@am*3 wrote:Most aircraft hijackers intend to use the passengers as hostages, either for monetary ransom or for some political or administrative concession by authorities. Motives vary from demanding the release of certain inmates (notably IC-814) to highlighting the grievances of a particular community (notably AF 8969). Hijackers also have used aircraft as a weapon to target particular locations (notably during the September 11, 2001 attacks).
Yes, but usually they want the press to know about it, in order to make it happen. Which is why this particular case is unusual.
on 15-03-2014 07:59 PM
I am presuming that there were hijackers but the plane crashed before it made it to the intended hijacked location. Wouldn't plane highjackers only declare themselves as hijackers, after they had landed at their intended destination and not before?
on 15-03-2014 08:12 PM
If I was a hijacker and I sought money or leverage then I would land at the closest Countries airport where I thought I had
the best chance of achieving my goals .....probably a smaller country.
http://www.turtlepress.com/articles/surviving_airplane_terrorist_hijacking.aspx
on 15-03-2014 08:21 PM
The PM said the plane could have flown for up to 7 hours after it went off course. That makes an enormous area for them to search for it now.
on 15-03-2014 08:39 PM
@freakiness wrote: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.
on 15-03-2014 08:45 PM
I am so sorry for your sadness, it looks like we can be hopeful though.
on 15-03-2014 08:48 PM
Thankyou. Yes, I have read the latest updates.
I have also read other hijacking cases.
It does not seem other hijacked planes have gone this long without demands of some kind.
I appreciate your positive concern, and I hope you are right.
on 17-03-2014 01:55 PM
I finally dug up some information that I remembered which might be of interest to those who would wish to know the difficulty in locating a crashed aircraft, This incident was in the USA with a known search radius of around 10 miles.
A modern Learjet attempting an instrument approach (after one missed approach) near Dorchester New Hampshire crashed in 1996. The aircraft's position was known within 10 miles from radar and ATC contact.
Associated Press Nov 13, 1999
After a search of almost three years, a broken Learjet airplane was found last month in the forests of Dorchester, N.H., the remains of its two pilots strapped in their seats nearby.
Crash: Three years after planes, helicopters and hikers had conducted what would become the most extensive search in New Hampshire history, the story ended with an accidental discovery by a forester ranger of the Learjet wreckage.
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