Malaysia plane vanishes
Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:22 am
Just seen this on the news,
Re: Malaysia plane vanishes
Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:25 am
bluespeers wrote:Just seen this on the news,
My missus just said a Malaysian airline has crashed into the sea with 239 passengers on board.
Re: Malaysia plane vanishes
Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:29 am
Awful news. Hopefully they will find survivors yet.
(I wonder which way this thread will go. Hope the mods are ready to ptb!)
(I wonder which way this thread will go. Hope the mods are ready to ptb!)
Re: Malaysia plane vanishes
Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:32 am
A Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 people on board has crashed into the sea after losing contact with air traffic control 12 hours ago, say reports.
The Boeing 777-200 was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it vanished around two hours into the flight.
Vietnamese state media quoted a navy official as saying Flight MH370 crashed near Tho Chu island, off Vietnam's south coast, at around 2.40am local time.
All ships in the local area have been sent to the scene to look for survivors.
Distraught relatives and friends wait at Beijing International Airport
However, Malaysia's Transport Minister Seri Hishammuddin told reporters: "There is no information on any wreckage, but we are looking at all possibilities."
Journalist Leo Lewis, at Beijing airport, told Sky News families were waiting anxiously for news of their relatives.
He said there were "scenes of considerable distress" and "increasing irritation" because of a lack of information about their fate.
Malcolm Moore, the Daily Telegraph's Beijing Correspondent, said the relatives have been taken by bus to a hotel in the centre of Beijing.
The plane was on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing
He told Sky News: "There has been no official confirmation (about what has happened), but it's looking increasingly grim."
The plane left Kuala Lumpur at 12.41am local time and was due to arrive in Beijing at 6.30am local time.
Malaysia Airlines said the flight was carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, and 12 crew members.
They were from 14 countries - 152 plus one baby from China, 38 from Malaysia, 12 from Indonesia, seven from Australia, three plus one baby from the US, three from France, two from New Zealand, two from Ukraine, two from Canada, one from Russia, one from Italy, one from Taiwan, one from Netherlands, and one from Austria.
Flight MH370 marked in red on Beijing airport's information board
The aircraft was piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, a 53-year-old Malaysian with a total of 18,365 flying hours. He joined the company in 1981.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members," Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said in a statement.
The airline said it would provide "regular updates" on the situation and has set up the phone line +603 7884 1234 for concerned members of the public.
China's state news agency said the plane lost communication with air traffic control in southern Vietnam.
China has dispatched two maritime rescue ships to the South China Sea to help in the search and rescue work.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has voiced his "extreme" worries
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said: "This news has made us all very worried. We hope every one of the passengers is safe."
Malaysia Airlines has 15 Boeing 777-200 jets in its fleet of about 100 planes.
If the plane is found to have crashed, the loss would mark the second fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 in less than a year, after an unblemished safety record since the jet entered service in 1995.
The Boeing 777-200 was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it vanished around two hours into the flight.
Vietnamese state media quoted a navy official as saying Flight MH370 crashed near Tho Chu island, off Vietnam's south coast, at around 2.40am local time.
All ships in the local area have been sent to the scene to look for survivors.
Distraught relatives and friends wait at Beijing International Airport
However, Malaysia's Transport Minister Seri Hishammuddin told reporters: "There is no information on any wreckage, but we are looking at all possibilities."
Journalist Leo Lewis, at Beijing airport, told Sky News families were waiting anxiously for news of their relatives.
He said there were "scenes of considerable distress" and "increasing irritation" because of a lack of information about their fate.
Malcolm Moore, the Daily Telegraph's Beijing Correspondent, said the relatives have been taken by bus to a hotel in the centre of Beijing.
The plane was on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing
He told Sky News: "There has been no official confirmation (about what has happened), but it's looking increasingly grim."
The plane left Kuala Lumpur at 12.41am local time and was due to arrive in Beijing at 6.30am local time.
Malaysia Airlines said the flight was carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, and 12 crew members.
They were from 14 countries - 152 plus one baby from China, 38 from Malaysia, 12 from Indonesia, seven from Australia, three plus one baby from the US, three from France, two from New Zealand, two from Ukraine, two from Canada, one from Russia, one from Italy, one from Taiwan, one from Netherlands, and one from Austria.
Flight MH370 marked in red on Beijing airport's information board
The aircraft was piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, a 53-year-old Malaysian with a total of 18,365 flying hours. He joined the company in 1981.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members," Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said in a statement.
The airline said it would provide "regular updates" on the situation and has set up the phone line +603 7884 1234 for concerned members of the public.
China's state news agency said the plane lost communication with air traffic control in southern Vietnam.
China has dispatched two maritime rescue ships to the South China Sea to help in the search and rescue work.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has voiced his "extreme" worries
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said: "This news has made us all very worried. We hope every one of the passengers is safe."
Malaysia Airlines has 15 Boeing 777-200 jets in its fleet of about 100 planes.
If the plane is found to have crashed, the loss would mark the second fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 in less than a year, after an unblemished safety record since the jet entered service in 1995.
Re: Malaysia plane vanishes
Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:15 pm
hope they are safe and well...........
Re: Malaysia plane vanishes
Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:39 pm
Well this is where the integrity of the mods should show. Sad news and hopfully all well..
Re: Malaysia plane vanishes
Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:01 pm
By posting a thread like this you are asking for bad responses, your as bad as them 
Re: Malaysia plane vanishes
Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:04 pm
Cardiff Blues wrote:By posting a thread like this you are asking for bad responses, your as bad as them
What a shit excuse
Re: Malaysia plane vanishes
Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:13 pm
Cardiff Blues wrote:By posting a thread like this you are asking for bad responses, your as bad as them
Exactly, and why this should be closed...
Re: Malaysia plane vanishes
Sat Mar 08, 2014 5:32 pm
My thoughts are with all the relatives
Re: Malaysia plane vanishes
Sat Mar 08, 2014 6:13 pm
Ive been watching this closely, such a shame... The pilot had been flying since 1981 and has over 18000 flying hours yet made no contact with air traffic control with any issues. My early thoughts would be a bomb or some sort of explosion. Really sad! Lets hope i'm wrong!! 