Where is Flight MH370?

Distraught family relatives have been waiting for updates on the wherebouts of Flight MH370 since it vanished on Saturday morning with their loved ones.

The flight was due to land in Bejing at 6:30am from Kuala Lumpur International airport.

 

About an hour into the flight air traffic control lost all contact with the plane above the sea between Malaysia and South Vietnam. 

 

The plane is carrying 239 passengers, 12 of which are crew members.

 

The youngest passenger on board is said to be 2 years of age with the oldest being 79.

 

The mysterious disappearance of Flight MH370 has baffled both Malaysian officials and the world as a whole.

 

Social media support for the families left destitute and comments have been widespread since the news broke out.

 

Adding to the intrigue is news that 19 families have made contact with the phones of the missing passengers, these calls are yet to be reciprocated.

                                    Video: man calling missing loved one on Flight MH370

 

Audio: Report on cellphone connection

 

Malaysian officials are currently looking at profiles of all the passengers on board after it was alleged that two passengers boarded the plane with stolen Australian and Italian passports. 

 

                             The two alleged hijacking suspects

 

With no lead to go on, every theory becomes a conspiracy theory.

 

Officials are looking at possible disintegration or terrorism as cause for the jumbo jets disapperance.

 

Dozens of aircrafts and ships are scouring the seas for any sign of the Boeing 777-200ER, which is said to be one of the safest planes in the world. 

Flight MH370:The Social Media story

 

 

-Ntombi Shilubane