Airline : Malaysia Airlines
Call Sign : MH 370,
Aircraft : Boeing 777-200ER
Status : Missing So far
Crew : Cockpit Crew 02
Cabin Crew 10
Captain : Capt Zaharie Ahmad Shah, Age 50
Flight Ex : Flying Hours of 18,000 hours.
First officer : Capt Fariq Ab.Hamid Age 27.
Flying Ex : 2,700 Hours.
The Airline said the Flight had lost contact with Malaysian Air traffic controllers at 2.40 a.m, just over two hours into the flight.A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew lost contact with air traffic controllers early on Saturday en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the airline said in a statement.
"Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the authorities who have activated their search-and-rescue teams to locate the aircraft," it said.
Flight MH 370, operating a Boeing B777-200 aircraft departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.21 a.m. (1621 GMT Friday) and had been expected to land in the Chinese capital at 6.30 a.m. (2230 GMT) the same day.
The airline said the flight had lost contact with Malaysian air traffic controllers at 2.40 a.m, just over two hours into the flight.
China's CCTV said 160 Chinese nationals were onboard the flight, according to microblogging website Weibo.
Chinese state TV also reported there had not been any reports received yet about any aircraft crashed in Chinese waters.
State news agency Xinhua reported radar contact with the flight was lost while it was in Vietnamese airspace.
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.
Last summer, an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crash landed in San Francisco, killing three passengers.
Boeing said it was aware of reports that the Malaysia Airlines plane was missing and was monitoring the situation but had no further comment.
China helping locate missing Malaysia Airlines plane
China has dispatched two maritime rescue ships to the South China Sea to help in rescue work for a missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft. The airline said the flight had lost contact with Malaysian air traffic controllers at 2.40 a.m, just over two hours into the flight.
A press release from the airlines said:
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are deeply saddened this morning with the news on MH370.
Malaysia Airlines confirms that flight MH370 had lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am, today. There has been speculation that the aircraft has landed at Nanming. We are working to verify the authenticity of the report and others.
Flight MH370 was operated on a Boeing 777-200 aircraft. It departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41 am earlier this morning bound for Beijing. The aircraft was scheduled to land at Beijing International Airport at 6.30am local Beijing time.
The flight was carrying a total number of 239 passengers and crew - comprising 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members. The passengers were of 14 different nationalities - citizens from:-
1. China - 150 plus 2 Infants
2. Malaysia - 40
3. Indonesia - 10
4. Australia - 5
5. France - 4
6. United States of America - 2 pax plus 1 Infant
7. New Zealand - 2
8. Ukraine - 2
9. Canada - 2
10. Russia - 1
11. Italy - 1
12. Taiwan - 1
13. Netherlands - 1
14. Austria - 1
This flight was a code share with China Southern Airlines. We are working with authorities who have activated their Search and Rescue team to locate the
Flight MH Aircraft.
Our team is currently calling the next-of-kin of passengers and crew.
The flight was piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, a Malaysian aged 53. He has a total flying hours of 18,365 hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981. First officer, Fariq Ab.Hamid, a Malaysian, is aged 27. He has a total flying hours of 2,763 hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 2007.
Our focus now is to work with the emergency responders and authorities and mobilize its full support. Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members.
Next-of-kin may head to the Support Facility Building at KLIA's South Support Zone. For directions, call 03 8787 1269.
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MH 370 is an international flight departing from Kuala Lumpur airport, Malaysia (KUL) and arriving at Capital, Beijing airport, China (PEK).
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Flight : MH 370,
Aircraft : Boeing 777-200ER
Status : Missing So far
Crew : Cockpit Crew 02
Cabin Crew 10
Captain : Capt Zaharie Ahmad Shah, Age 50
Flight Ex : Flying Hours of 18,000 hours.
First officer : Capt Fariq Ab.Hamid Age 27.
Flying Ex : 2,700 Hours.
मलेशिया एयरलाइन्स का एक विमान लापता हो गया है. विमान में 227 यात्री और 12 क्रू मेंबर सवार हैं.
मलेशिया एयरलाइन्स के लापता विमान MH370 में 14 देशों के यात्री सवार हैं. यात्रियों में 2 नवजात बच्चे भी हैं. एयरपोर्ट अथॉरिटी से जुड़े करीब 200 अधिकारी विमान का पता लगाने में लगातार जुटे हुए हैं. अब तक विमान का कुछ अता-पता नहीं चल सका है.
कुआलालम्पुर से विमान ने शनिवार को 12.41 बजे बीजिंग के लिए उड़ान भरी थी. विमान को बीजिंग इंटरनेशनल एयरपोर्ट पर स्थानीय समय के मुताबिक सुबह 6.30 बजे उतरना था. सुबंग एयर ट्रैफिक कंट्रोल ने मलेशिया के स्थानीय समय के अनुसार करीब 2.40 बजे विमान से संपर्क टूटने के बारे में सूचना दी.
MH 370 बोइंग B777-200 द्वारा संचालित एयरक्राफ्ट है. बोइंग ने बयान जारी करके कहा है कि वह लगातार स्थिति पर नजर बनाए हुए है. फिलहाल ज्यादा टिप्पणी करने से उसने इनकार कर दिया है.
मलेशिया एयरलाइन्स के ग्रुप एग्जीक्यूटिव ऑफिसर अहमद जौहरी याहया ने बयान जारी करते हुए कहा, 'हमारा पूरा फोकस विमान का पता लगाने और प्रभावितों को तुरंत इमरजेंसी सेवा मुहैया करने पर है. प्रभावति यात्रियों, क्रू मेंबर और उनके परिजनों के साथ हमारी पूरी सहानुभूति है'.
विमान में चीन के 160 यात्री सवार हैं. चीन के सरकारी टीवी चैनल ने कहा है कि उसे चीन की समुद्री सीमा में किसी विमान के दुर्घटनाग्रस्त होने की जानकारी नहीं है.
विमान में करीब 14 देशों के नागरिक सवार हैं. अब तक की जानकारी के मुताबिक, अलग-अलग देशों के यात्रियों का ब्योरा इस तरह है:
चीन: 152 यात्री और 1 नवजात
मलेशिया: 38
इंडोनेशिया: 12
ऑस्ट्रेलिया: 7
फ्रांस: 3
अमेरिका: 3 यात्री और 1 नवजात
न्यूजीलैंड: 2
यूक्रेन: 2
कनाडा: 2
रूस: 1
इटली: 1
ताइवान: 1
नीदरलैंड: 1
ऑस्ट्रिया: 1
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