Saturday, March 8, 2014

Breaking News: Malaysia Airlines Has Lost Contact With Flight MH370 Carrying 239 people From Kuala Lumpur To Beijing



Malaysia Airlines Loses Contact With Jet Carrying 239 People -- CNN

(CNN) -- A passenger flight carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing is missing and would likely have run out of fuel, Malaysia Airlines said Saturday.

"At the moment we have no idea where this aircraft is right now," Malaysia Airlines Vice President of Operations Control Fuad Sharuji said on CNN's "AC360."

Subang Air Traffic Control lost contact with Flight MH370 at about 2:40 a.m. local time (1:40 p.m. ET Friday), Sharuji said.

"We tried to call this aircraft through various means," he said. The airline checked reports that the jet had landed in several places, but determined that none of the reports was true, he said.

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Update #1: Malaysia Airlines hunts for missing plane carrying 239 -- AFP
Update #2: Malaysia Airlines loses contact with Flight MH370 carrying 239 people — including two Canadians — from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing -- AP

My Comment: Our prayers and thoughts are with the families and their loved ones.

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