Monday, March 10, 2014

The Malaysian Way?

Having personal experience many years ago when my flight from KL to Singapore did not land, I know how scary it is for the loved ones.  My prayers for all the passengers, crews and their loved ones.

UPDATE [11:00pm]: Vietnamese media is quoting search and rescue officials as being 'surprised' at how tight-lipped the Malaysian government is. According to VN Express, Vietnam’s Chief of Air Administration Lai Xuan Thanh (above, left) says they are receiving very little information from Malaysian partners, with most updates coming from international media.

UPDATE [8:35pm]: Malaysian authorities hold press conference, but stonewall most media questions. Questions that they dodged include:
1) Was there a security lapse? Who is Malaysia Airlines' insurer?
2) What possibilities and angles are you looking at?
3) Did the passengers traveling on stolen passports look like they were German or Italian?

They also confirmed that:
1) Search radius increased from 20 nautical miles to 50 nautical miles
2) Countries assisting in the search include: Vietnam, China, Singapore, United States, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines.
3) Australia sending support as well.
4) Air search to take place between 7am and 7pm. Naval search goes on round the clock.
5) Malaysia also searching in the Straits of Malacca due to reports that MH370 turned back.
6) No signal from the plane's Emergency Locator Transmittor (ELT).
7) Altogether, 34 aircraft and 40 ships involved in search for MH370.

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