No, I wouldn't go that far. Even if the plane landed, where would a hijacker keep 200+ people for a week? It takes a lot to take care of that many people. And for what purpose? It's not as if anyone has come forward demanding anything for their safe return. So I wouldn't go getting any hopes up that these people are alive. They'd probably have a better chance if the plane did crash somewhere.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 ended in the Southern Indian Ocean
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TimeEffect
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Link to conference?
TimeEffect
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If it was a hijacking, it must have gone wrong. I'd imagine a terrorist or hijacker would want to do something much more disastrous, or at least leave the world a message to claim ownership, no?
Vincent Alexander
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This is nuts. I have all sorts of Hollywood films going through my head now. I do hope there are survivors, but as has already been said...doubt it.
Yeah, food and water for 200+ people and keeping guard of them is not an easy feat.
Not necessarily.
It could have been a trial run to see if what they wanted to do was possible(and it looks like it was).
I guess it could mean either couldn't it?
press conference link
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/live-video/2/
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/live-video/2/
When the news came out a week ago, I felt like they landed it somewhere. Nothing has been found in the water and no terrorist attacks have been held. They were also in the middle of the ocean when it happened. Why not do that closer to land if you had no intention of keeping the plane?
Why claim ownership so soon? Its a wild goose chase until something is said and then a manhunt begins. Some people say its a trial run but things like these are one shot thing. Whatever faults that would be taken advantage of would soon be corrected and the world will be on alert. Surprise is the only way. If no wreckage is found soon, something big is going to happen.
toxicgonzo
Taxes?! Isn't this the line for Metallica?
By hijack they simply mean someone who set out to divert the plane from its normal course. It most certainly was someone who had a detailed knowledge of the 777 which points to the pilots or someone on board with similar knowledge.
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Cereal KiIIer
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The plane was hijacked and crashed after running out of fuel.
Is this what happened or are you just saying you think this is what happened?
Cereal KiIIer
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If I'm riding a Greyhound and the bus driver has a mental breakdown, and takes everyone on a joyride, I don't call that a "carjacking". I mean, I'm sure the press and officials might refer to either as a "hijacking" in this case, but I just find it an awkward way to describe the scenario when a pilot doesn't do what he's supposed to with his aircraft.
Anyways, I'm being pedantic.
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This whole thing is going to be a bit unnerving if say, the young co-pilot turned out to be a sleeper agent for a terrorist organization. I'm obviously not saying there's any evidence to support that conclusion, but in the case of the US, that might be one of the ways to successfully hijack a plane, as doing it the conventional way would be less likely to succeed post 9-11 (see: Richard Reid).
FlutterPuffs
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Apologies in the mix up of time guys.
Hi. When will it be starting?
My thoughts exactly.
CNN said they would cut to presser when it starts according to their Twitter account.
So if it was hijacked by someone with an intimate knowledge of the aircraft (and considering the history of press reports in this story, that's a pretty big if), would they be able to land the plane on a shorter runway than a normal pilot would? And how many tiny little islands in the area could conceivably hide such a runway? I know very little about the geography of that area of the world and even less about piloting.
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Like I said, it's possible they turned the plane around and couldn't know where they were heading anymore.
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Not your fault. Fashionably late, Malaysian style. :U
Thx for doing the PC updates. Really useful as my Malay is not up to scratch.
The_Inquisitor
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I travel to Manila in 2 weeks. 
It's not on astroawani yet?
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