Flight MH370/2014-03-08/14-30 MYT
Event Metadata
| Flight ID | MH370 |
| Event Type | Add Desc |
| Date and Time MYT | 8 March 2014 14:30:00 MYT |
| Date and Time UTC | 8 March 2014 06:30:00 UTC |
| Flight Phase | Phase 6 |
| Data Source | Add Data Source Add Items |
| Date and Time ISO 8601 | 2014-03-08T06:30:00Z |
| ISO 8601 Description | Flight MH370 Event at 2014-03-08T06:30:00Z |
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Event Summary
At 2:30 pm (14:30 MYT) Malaysia Airlines released an incident update which confirmed that the company had no information on the location of the aircraft.
Malaysia Airlines also stated that the company was calling family members of passengers.
Event Details
Saturday, March 08, 02:30 PM MYT +0800 Malaysia Airlines MH370 Flight Incident update as 2.30pm
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 aircraft.
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.
Media: +603 8777 5698/ +603 8787 1276.
Public: +603 7884 1234
我们很遗憾MH370航班于今天凌晨2点40分与苏邦空中管制台失去联系。
我们目前正与搜寻与救援机构通力合作，截至2014年3月8日下午2点，还没有飞机确切位置的信息。
MH370航班由波音777-200机型执飞。该航班于今天凌晨0点41分由吉隆坡起飞前往北京，原计划于北京时间早晨6点30分抵达北京首都国际机场。航班搭载227名旅客及12名机组人员。乘客来自于14个国家，多数为中国人。
我们的工作人员正在联络乘客亲属并告知事件的最新进展，航空公司正在是与紧急工作组及有关当局紧密合作以了解最新事态。马航总部已派出专门小组前往北京为乘客家属提供协助。航空公司将根据事件进展及时提供最新讯息。
我们为所有乘客、机组人员及其家属祈福 。
亲属可以联络：+603 8777 5770
媒体可以联络：+603 8777 5698 / +603 8787 1276
公众可以联络：+603 7884 1234
Source: Malaysia Airlines MAS-MSUP-001-ZH
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8 March 2014 14:30:00 MYT
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