
Today, a flight carrying 239 people to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur disappeared mid-flight. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the flight around 2:40pm.
The aircraft was piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah and First Officer Fariq Ab.Hamid. Shah has 18,365 total flight hours, and Hamid has 2,763 hours. Both were experienced.
Malaysia Airlines is currently working with various governments to organize Search and Rescue. Ships have already been sent out to comb the sea, even though most of the route is over land.
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