MH370 KUL-PEK : Now confirmed lost in Southern Indian Ocean

[HUGE AL]

Very sad to be watching the news. Prayers are with the families.



That captain sure seemed dedicated! That was one heck of a flight simulator setup!

[SQflyergirl]

Capt. Zaharie. Our kind of aviator.

http://www.sharelor.net/1/post/2014/...-of-mh370.html

yep. Sounds like our kinda guy

[milehighj]

Capt. Zaharie. Our kind of aviator.

http://www.sharelor.net/1/post/2014/...-of-mh370.html

[FN-GM]

How accurate would a reading from flight aware/flightradar24 be in terms of last known location? Airline sources are saying ATC lost contact with the flight two hours after takeoff. However airline tracking websites lost radar contact just 40 minutes after takeoff, with flightradar24 saying the coverage of that area during that time was good. Was the transponder turned off during flight?

The official last know location is 065515 North (longitude) and 1033443 East (latitude). - http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/e...dark-site.html.

Its such a shame for the families that they have no idea what has happened. It will be a long time until they know the full story.

[NoChanceToDance]

Really feeling for the family of pax and crew members on board. The authorities are hardly being forthcoming with news, or in that matter anything. Although MH does have an excellent safety record, their ability to deal with aircrash investigation has been under the microscope before.

How accurate would a reading from flight aware/flightradar24 be in terms of last known location? Airline sources are saying ATC lost contact with the flight two hours after takeoff. However airline tracking websites lost radar contact just 40 minutes after takeoff, with flightradar24 saying the coverage of that area during that time was good. Was the transponder turned off during flight?

The incorrect ID of two pax does lead to many questions? Two EU citizens, both having their password stolen in Thailand within the last two years, both of the same flight from KUL? It's possible, but it would also be a huge coincidence.

Despite being a large area, wouldn't one think that given the man power going into this search operation, if the plane had have broken up prior to hitting water, surely there would be at least some evidence floating on the water?

For no distress signals, seemingly no bad weather in the area, and an airline with near perfect safety record and reputation as well as one of their most experienced captains, It all points to something catastrophic or incredible pilot error.

[CarbonMan]

The plot thickens. Two pax on plane aren't who their passports say they are.

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...-passports-201

[FN-GM]

2 on board with stolen passports. Makes you wonder if it is a coincidence.

[ycp81]

According to Italy and Austria foreign ministries, their 2 nationals were not on the flight even though manifested, and are currently alive and well. Both did not book on the flight, but both had their passports stolen in Thailand within the last 2 years....

[SQ22]

Two oil slicks have been found in the sea off the southern tip of Vietnam. But still no sign of wreakage so far.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...nes-plane-live

[9V-SIA]

RIP....

[SQ22]

Unofficial reports in the Vietnamese and Chinese media have quoted the Vietnamese Navy as saying that flight MH370 went down in the South China Sea.

Leading Vietnamese daily Tuoi Tre and Chinese news agency Xinhua have quoted Navy Admiral Ngo Van Phat, Commander of the Region 5, military radar as saying that the plane crashed into the sea at a location 153 miles South of Phu Quoc island.

[jammed]

Praying that there are survivors

[MAN Flyer]

This is awful news. Thoughts with all the families and friends of those pax on board.

The lack of any distress signal indicates something catastrophic must have happened.

[StarG]

My thoughts are with families of those affected.

[SQ22]

MH370 crashed into the South China Sea even before entering Vietnamese airspace. The pilots had failed to check in with Vietnamese ATC at 1721 GMT as scheduled. The Vietnamese navy is rushing to the site now to search for survivors. As low as the chances may be, I hope miracles would happen.