A Boeing 777-200 aircraft belonging to the airline Malaysia Airlines lost contact in the middle of the air to Beijing , China . There are 239 people , including 2 toddlers on a plane that departed from Kuala Lumpur .
In a statement , the carrier Malaysia Airlines said the plane with flight number MH370 to Kuala Lumpur - Beijing router lost contact with Air Traffic Control Subang on Saturday ( 8/3 ) , at 02:40 local time .
The plane took off from Kuala Lumpur on Saturday at 00:41 local time . The plane was scheduled to have landed in Beijing , China at 06.30 local time , on the same day .But in fact the plane has not arrived to the present purpose . Since lost contact , the presence of the plane remains a mystery .
" Malaysia Airlines continues to work closely with local authorities began deploying search and rescue teams to locate the aircraft , " a statement from Malaysia Airlines .Party Malaysia Airlines aircraft detailing the total carrying 227 passengers , including two infants and 12 crew .Similarly, as reported by Malaysian media , The Star and AFP on Saturday ( 08/03/2014 ) . soucre detik.com