Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia to Beijing has lost contact with radar, and has disappeared. The plane probably crashing into the South China Sea near Vietnam. The plane was a twin engine Boeing 777, the same kind of plane (AirAsia) that went down last year in San Francisco (because of pilot error.) Malaysia Airlines is known for their high safety standards, and recently upgraded their jets. The flight time was to have been about six hours, and the plane reportedly had about seven hours of fuel. Weather conditions didn’t seem to be an issue. 237 were on board, including two infants.
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Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane with 239 aboard travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
The airline said in a statement early Saturday it was attempting to locate the Boeing 777 after it lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2:40 a.m. It was scheduled to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m.
China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported the plane was lost in airspace controlled by Vietnam, and did not make contact with Chinese air traffic controllers. China is assisting the airline in its search for the plane, Xinhua said.
The plane is carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, and 12 crew members. The airline’s CEO said in a statement that the passengers are of 13 different nationalities and the airline is currently notifying next-of-kin about the situation.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members,” Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said.