He could be part of the 5 that didnt board..except supposedly the five had their baggage taken off the flight.
I forgot to add the “?” after “related” . . . I thought the same as you but thought it worth posting a link to that story in this thread anyway.
Thanks, again.
153 Chinese including one child
38 Malaysians
7 Indonesians
6 Australians
5 Indians
4 French
3 Americans including one child
2 each from New Zealand, Ukraine and Canada
One each from Russia, Taiwan, Italy, Netherlands and
Austria ( although both Italy and Austria deny any of their
nationals were onboard)