BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A Malaysian Airlines plane carrying 239 people lost contact with air traffic control about two hours after leaving Malaysia's capital of Kuala Lumpur early Saturday.
Flight MH 370, a Boeing 777-200 aircraft, departed Kuala Lumpur at 0:21 a.m. local time (1621GMT) and was expected to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m.(2230GMT) the same day. The location of the aircraft remains unknown.
The airliner unveiled on its website a list of the 227 passengers on board, including two infants.
The list comprises of 154 Chinese, 38 Malaysians, seven Indonesians, six Australians, five Indians, four Americans, three French, two New Zealanders, two Ukrainians, two Canadians, one Russian, one Italian, one Dutch and one Austrian.
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BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese PresidentXi Jinpingand PremierLi Keqiangon Saturday urged emergency measures over the missing Malaysian flight bound for Beijing with more than 150 Chinese nationals on board.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian transport authorities said that no signs had been found that a Malaysia Airlines flight, carrying 239 passengers and crew had crashed, Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said here Saturday.
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BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China has launched an emergency mechanism after a flight carrying some 160 Chinese lost contact with air controllers earlier Saturday.
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Malaysian passenger plane with 239 people aboard loses contact with air traffic control, including 160 Chinese nationals
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A Malaysian passenger plane carrying 239 people, including 227 passengers and 12 crew members, has lost contact with air traffic control after leaving Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, the carrier said Saturday.
Malaysia Airlines said flight MH370, a Boeing 777-200, lost touch with Subang Air Traffic Control around 02:40 a.m. local time Saturday morning (1840 GMT Friday).Full Story
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