The Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

The Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 - 04/14 Left: Search Area VIETNAM Below: The Route South China Sea Malacca Strait HLast known location Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA I 16:41 GMT 7 March Leaves Kuala Lumpur INDONESIA KEY 200 km 1 22:30 GMT 7 March - Current search area - Planned search area Scheduled arrival time 100 miles Microsoft in Beijing Souroe: Flight Aware On board: 153 Chinese, 38 Malaysians, 7 Indonesians, 6 Australians, 5 Indians, 4 French, 3 Americans 2 each from NZ, Ukraine and Canada 1 each from Russia, Taiwan, Italy, Netherlands and Austria What We Know: 227 passengers were on board the Boeing 777-200 Reg: 9M-MRO At least two passengers are thought to have used false identities The aircraft ceased communications and no warning signal was issued Search and rescue efforts have focused on the coast of Vietnam The aircraft has been in operation with the airline since 2002 Only two serious incidents involving a 777 have ever occurred