This Day in History: Malaysia Airlines Flight Vanishes With More Than 200 People Aboard (Sunday, March 8th)
- 4 years ago
This Day in History:
Malaysia Airlines Flight Vanishes
With More Than 200 People Aboard March 8, 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
had 239 people aboard when the
flight lost contact with air traffic control. The Boeing 777 disappeared
on route to Beijing Capital International Airport,
less than an hour after takeoff. The mysterious disappearance of the flight prompted
extensive, coordinated international investigations. Satellite transmissions revealed
the flight had veered off course,
operating on autopilot for several hours. Theories of what caused the
disappearance abounded, including
terrorism and oxygen deprivation. All those aboard the doomed
flight are presumed dead.
Exactly what happened to the
Malaysian airliner remains a mystery.
Malaysia Airlines Flight Vanishes
With More Than 200 People Aboard March 8, 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
had 239 people aboard when the
flight lost contact with air traffic control. The Boeing 777 disappeared
on route to Beijing Capital International Airport,
less than an hour after takeoff. The mysterious disappearance of the flight prompted
extensive, coordinated international investigations. Satellite transmissions revealed
the flight had veered off course,
operating on autopilot for several hours. Theories of what caused the
disappearance abounded, including
terrorism and oxygen deprivation. All those aboard the doomed
flight are presumed dead.
Exactly what happened to the
Malaysian airliner remains a mystery.