Source: Malaysia Airlines' news conference 15mins ago. FAQ:
Any communications?
They have VHF, HF, SATCOM, ACARS, CPDLC and Malaysia Airlines have now contact with them at all. Last contact is Vietnam and did not enter China/Hong Kong.
Any emergency beacon?
Yes. Search and rescue is happening now.
Did they land at Nanning?
Nope. Its from a fake source and local news picks it up.
Is it possible that they are still flying now?
Nope. The fuel would be depleted 2 hrs ago.
Update: VP of flight operations for Malaysia Air just confirmed via CNN that the aircraft has NOT landed at Nanning.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are deeply saddened this morning with the news on MH370.
Malaysia Airlines confirms that flight MH370 had lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am, today. There has been speculation that the aircraft has landed at Nanming. We are working to verify the authenticity of the report and others.
Flight MH370 was operated on a Boeing 777-200 aircraft. It departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41 am earlier this morning bound for Beijing. The aircraft was scheduled to land at Beijing International Airport at 6.30am local Beijing time.
The flight was carrying a total number of 239 passengers and crew – comprising 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members. The passengers were of 14 different nationalities - citizens 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
This flight was a code share with China Southern Airlines.
We are working with authorities who have activated their Search and Rescue team to locate the aircraft.
Our team is currently calling the next-of-kin of passengers and crew.
The flight was piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, a Malaysian aged 53. He has a total flying hours of 18,365hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981. First officer, Fariq Ab.Hamid, a Malaysian, is aged 27. He has a total flying hours of 2,763 hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 2007.
Our focus now is to work with the emergency responders and authorities and mobilize its full support. Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members.
The airline will provide regular updates on the situation. The public may contact +603 7884 1234. For media queries, kindly contact +603 8777 5698/ +603 8787 1276.
Next-of-kin may head to the Support Facility Building at KLIA’s South Support Zone. For directions, call 03 8787 1269. [/b]
Återigen. Det är större chans att det är något tekniskt fel än att en grupp terrorister tagit över planet.
Visst, chansen att något av detta händer är minimal. Men vilken typ av tekniskt fel skulle få planet att störta utan att de kan meddela någon att de har problem?
Ok det var en pålitlig vietnamesisk sida, deras största som bekräftade detta.
Har dom varit tvungen att störta mot vatten så är det 99% chans att alla är döda.
Enligt Malaysia Airlines så är dom väldigt förrvirade över vad som hänt då det egentligen bara finns EN riktigt stor anledning till varför inte ens planet skickat ut nödrop eller något dylikt, och det skulle vara en hastig explosion på planet men det är knappast troligt det heller då planet legat och "Cruisat".
