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 Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER, similar to the one that crashed | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 March, 2014 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 777-200ER |
| Operator | Malaysian Airlines |
| Flight origin | Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Destination | Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China |
| Passengers | 227 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | Unknown |
| Injuries | Unknown |
| Survivors | Unknown |
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, operated by a Boeing 777-200 aircraft, departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41am on 8 March 2014. MH370 was expected to land in Beijing at 6.30am the same day. Flight MH370 lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am on 8 March 2014, two hours after taking off. The flight was carrying a total number of 227 passengers, including 2 infants, and 12 crew members. The plane was possibly flying over the waters near the coast of northern Vietnam at the time of loss of contact with air traffic control.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). Airline officials stated they would be holding a press conference later in the day.
References
- ^ "Malaysia Airlines 'loses contact with plane'". BBC. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
External links
- Flightaware for the flight
- Information on the flight
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