Reuters news report of Flight MH370 crashing is premature; MAS has released official statement clearly stating they have no information on the location of the aircraft yet. The search is still on. MAS 4th Statement (2.30pm, Saturday) We regret to announce that Subang Traffic Control lost contact with flight MH370 at 2:40 am today. We are currently working with international authorities on the search and rescue mission and as at 1400 hours, 08 March 2014, we have no information on the location of the airline. MH370 is a Boeing 777-200 aircraft on a code share with China Southern Airlines.. It departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41 am today for Beijing. The aircraft was scheduled to land at Beijing International Airport at 6.30am local Beijing time. The flight had a total number of 227 passengers and 12 crew members. The passengers were from 14 different countries, most of whom are from China. Our team is currently calling family members of passengers to keep them updated on the situation and our focus now is to work with the emergency responders and the authorities. We are sending a MH team to support the families of passengers at Beijing. The airline will continue to publish regular updates on the situation. Our thoughts and prayers are with all passengers, our crew and their family members. Family members please call 03 8787 1269 or call 87871629. Media: +603 8777 5698/ +603 8787 1276. Public: +603 7884 1234
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:44:29 +0000