[wtd]

More false passports involved in missing Malaysian flight. Still no indication of where the flight ended, but indications at this time remain bleak suggesting sudden catestrophic end.

[PghBaldy]

I am shocked they haven’t found anything floating yet. They found first debris from AF 447 the next day, in the middle of the Atlantic.

[fivecatsandadog]

There will be a fifth passenger with fraudulent passport. They operate in groups of five.

[BradyLS]

I wonder if there might be a more mundane explanation that points to ineptness, like the ValuJet 592 crash in Florida in 1996. In that crash, which occurred soon after take-off, a set of oxygen generators activated to produce oxygen and a fire that brought the plane down. It was learned later that all kinds of rules were violated in getting those canisters aboard in an effort to simply fly them from one location to another.

That’s one theory. Terrorism is another big one the evidence seems to point towards. And a jumbo they say? Maybe faulty sensors or a “center fuel tank” event?

[AliVeritas]

What’s this?

Snip:

The Thai travel agent who booked the tickets for the men told the Financial Times on Monday that she had been asked to arrange the travel by an Iranian contact.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a98ff86-a816-11e3-8ce1-00144feab7de.html#axzz2vYdZHQP2

[Gay State Conservative]

I'm gonna be flying to the Middle East in a week or so.I've gotta admit that this whole thing makes me a bit nervous.