****Breaking News**** Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board. The airline said in a statement that flight MH370 disappeared at 02:40 local time on Saturday (18:40 GMT on Friday). It was expected to land in Beijing at 06:30 (22:30 GMT). Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the authorities who have activated their search and rescue team to locate the aircraft, the carrier said. Our team is currently calling the next-of-kin of passengers and crew. The Boeing B777-200 aircraft was carrying 227 passengers, including two children, and 12 crew members. We deeply regret that we have lost all contacts with flight MH370 which departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41 am earlier this morning bound for Beijing, said the airline. source:bbc
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 03:21:46 +0000
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