Could be, but what did it accomplish? An act of terror is pointless unless the world knows it was an act of terror. So far, there is nothing to indicate what, why or how.....just a missing plane. Unless the reveal act is yet to come.
I was looking at airports in Burma. there are several that are well within range of the plane. One of them has several hangers that you could use to hide the plane.
Maybe the "act of terror" has not happened yet and this was simply obtaining one of the tools for whatever "act of terror" may be planned in the future.
Unlike the politically minded terrorist group, the religiously fundamentalist terrorist group does not always seek to take credit for their destruction.
Aum Shinrikyo did not take credit for their subway attack.
Al-Qaida did not even take credit for some of its attacks against U.S. interests during the 1990’s.
They don't do it for the attention, they do it because they think it's "good" they do it for the 72 virgins they will be rewarded with.
They take great satisfaction just knowing that they inflicted damage on their religious enemy or on the infidels. That's why the religious terrorist is considered one of the most dangerous terrorists.
Like that TWA flight....Co pilot gets it in his head he’s being called to paradise by the big Jihadist in the sky and wants to take as many with him to meet his 72 virgins.