Malaysia Airlines Penerbangan 370: Perbedaan antara revisi

| 07:30 || 08:11 || 00:11 || style="text-align:left;"| Kontak otomatis ACARS terakhir dengan satelit Inmarsat<ref>''The New Yorker'', [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2014/03/the-story-of-flight-370-changes-again.html "The Story of Flight 370 Changes Again"]</ref><ref name="telegraphtranscript">{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/10714907/Revealed-the-final-54-minutes-of-communication-from-MH370.html |title=

Revealed: the final 54 minutes of communication from MH370 |first1=Jonathan |last1=Pearlman |first2=Adam |last2=Wu |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=21 March 2014}}</ref>

''[[New Scientist]]'' melaporkan bahwa, sebelum pesawat hilang, dua aporan [[Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System|ACARS]] telah dikeluarkan secara otomatis kepada pusat pengawasan produsen mesin [[Rolls-Royce Holdings|Rolls-Royce]] di Britania Raya;<ref>Paul Marks (11 March 2014), [http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25201-malaysian-plane-sent-out-engine-data-before-vanishing.html Malaysian plane sent out engine data before vanishing] ''[[New Scientist]]''.</ref> dan ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', mengutip sumber di dalam pemerintah AS, menulis bahwa Rolls-Royce menerima laporan operasi pesawat setiap tiga puluh menit selama lima jam, artinya pesawat ini masih terbang selama empat jam setelah transpondernya mati.<ref name=20140313reuters>{{cite news |date=13 March 2014 |last=Peters |first=Chris |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-malaysia-airlines-usa-investigators-idUSBREA2C0B820140313 |title=U.S. investigators suspect missing Malaysian plane flew for hours -WSJ |agency=[[Reuters]] |accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/world-news/flight-mh370/57641/flight-mh370-more-debris-spotted-indian-ocean-search-steps |title=Flight MH370: Australia spots possible plane debris in sea |work=The Week |location=UK }}</ref><ref name="5hrsinair_disputed"/>

Keesokan harinya, [[Kementerian Transportasi (Malaysia)|Menteri Transportasi Malaysia]] (sementara) membantah laporan ''The Wall Street Journal'' bahwa transmisi mesin terakhir diterima pukul 01:07, sebelum pesawat menghilang dari radar sekunder.<ref name="5hrsinair_disputed">{{cite news |date=13 March 2014 |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-malaysiaairlines-flight-idUSBREA2701720140313 |title=Malaysia says no evidence missing plane flew hours after losing contact |agency=[[Reuters]] |accessdate=13 March 2014}}</ref> Laporan selanjutnya dari [[Reuters]] menyebut bahwa buktinya mungkin berupa "ping" yang dikirim oleh sistem komunikasi pesawat, bukan data (laporan [[telemetri]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/malaysia-airlines-data-idUSL2N0MA18V20140313|title=Satellites picked up pings from Malaysia jet, source says|date=13 March 2014|agency=Reuters|accessdate=13 March 2014}}</ref>

Pada tanggal 14 Maret, ''[[The Independent]]'' menulis bahwa, berdasarkan pengiriman ping yang rutin oleh pesawat, pesawat ini mungkin tidak terbelah (disintegrasi) di udara atau mengalami peristiwa mendadak lain: "semua sinyal{{snd}}ping ke satelit, pesan data, dan transponder{{snd}}pasti berhenti pada waktu yang sama".<ref name=indie9192974>{{cite news |url =http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-sources-claim-military-radar-data-shows-plane-was-diverted-to-andaman-islands-9192974.html|title =Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Military radar shows jet could have been 'hijacked' and then flown towards Andaman Islands |work =[[The Independent]]|author=Heather Saul|date=14 March 2014|accessdate = 19 March 2014}}</ref> Setelah [[serangan 11 September|serangan 11 September 2001]], ketika transponder di tiga pesawat yang dibajak dimatikan,<ref name="cbsnews">{{cite web | url =http://www.cbsnews.com/news/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-mystery-raises-new-transponder-questions/| title =Why can plane transponders be turned off from the cockpit? |publisher =[[CBS News]]|date=19 March 2014| accessdate =19 March 2014}}</ref> banyak pihak mengusulkan pemasangan transponder otomatis;<ref name="cbsnews"/> tetapi tidak ada perubahan yang dilakukan karena para pakar penerbangan lebih memilih kendali yang fleksibel seandainya suatu saat perlu diset ulang akibat kesalahan teknis atau arus pendek.<ref name="cbsnews"/>

Meski kemudian dikonfirmasi bahwa transmisi terakhir [[ACARS]] menunjukkan tidak ada yang aneh dan rute normal ke Beijing,<ref>{{cite web|last=Malaysian Minister of Transport|first=Press Release|title=Sunday, March 23, 06:00 PM MYT +0800 Malaysia Airlines MH370 Flight Incident - Press Statement by Ministry of Transport, Malaysia|url=http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/site/dark-site.html|publisher=Malaysian Airlines|accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' melaporkan pernyataan "pejabat senior Amerika Serikat" pada tanggal 17 Maret bahwa [[jalur penerbangan]] terjadwalnya sudah diprogram terlebih dahulu menuju koordinat barat yang tidak disebutkan melalui [[sistem pengelolaan penerbangan]] sebelum ACARS berhenti berfungsi,<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url =http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-flight.html|title =Lost Jet's Path Seen as Altered via Computer |work =[[The New York Times]]|authors=Matthew L. Wald, Michael S. Schmidt|date=17 March 2014|accessdate =19 March 2014}}</ref> dan [[titik jalur#Dalam penerbangan|titik jalur]] yang "melenceng jauh dari rute ke Beijing" ditambahkan ke sistem.<ref name="nyt"/> Dengan pemrograman ulang seperti itu, pesawat akan melakukan [[sudut belok|belokan tajam]] dengan sudut halus sekitar 20 derajat dan penumpangnya akan merasa biasa-biasa saja. Pemadaman seluruh komunikasi kabin secara mendadak memunculkan dugaan bahwa kehilangan pesawat ini diakibatkan oleh aksi kriminal.<ref name="nyt"/>

Upaya pencarian awal membuahkan banyak hasil yang tidak relevan. Seorang laksamana [[Angkatan Laut Rakyat Vietnam|Angkatan Laut Vietnam]] melaporkan bahwa kontak radar dengan pesawat terakhir kali terjadi di atas [[Teluk Thailand]].<ref name="Aviation Herald"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Vietnam detects signals from missing plane|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Report-Vietnam-detects-signals-from-missing-plane-5299001.php|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=7 March 2014|archiveurl=https://archive.is/Lsn4z|archivedate=14 March 2014}}</ref> [[Jejak minyak]] yang terdeteksi di lepas pantai Vietnam pada tanggal 8 dan 9 Maret terbukti bukan [[bahan bakar penerbangan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1223246/malaysia-plane-iranian-bought-two-tickets|title=<!-- Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane Remains Mystery -->Malaysia Plane: Iranian Bought Two Tickets|publisher=[[Sky News]]|date=11 March 2014|accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oil slick spotted by rescuers 'not from missing Malaysia Airlines flight', tests reveal|work=South China Morning Post|accessdate=10 March 2014|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1445057/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-likely-have-disintegrated-35000-feet}}</ref> Temuan [[flotsam dan jetsam|serpihan]] sekitar {{convert|80|km|mi|abbr=on}} di selatan [[Pulau Thổ Chu]] pada tanggal 9 Maret juga terbukti bukan berasal dari pesawat terbang.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140308-0|title=Accident description|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|date=10 March 2014|accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> Pencarian yang dipandu citra satelit Tiongkok yang diambil tanggal 9 Maret memperlihatkan tiga objek mengambang berukuran sekitar {{convert|24|x|22|m|foot}} di {{coord|6.7|N|105.63|E}} juga tidak membuahkan hasil;<ref name="malaysiasun1">{{cite news|title=China Releases Images of What Could be Parts of Missing Plane|url=http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/220408767/scat/48cba686fe041718/ht/China-Releases-Images-of-What-Could-be-Parts-of-Missing-Plane|accessdate=13 March 2014|publisher=Malaysia Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Vietnam sees no debris in area flagged by Chinese|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/13/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/index.html?hpt=hp_t1|accessdate=13 March 2014|publisher=CNN News}} (coordinates in the CNN video)</ref> pejabat Vietnam mengatakan bahwa wilayah tersebut telah "disisir secara menyeluruh".<ref>{{cite news|last=Brummitt |first=Chris |url=http://hosted2.ap.org/CARIE/0260ea4c3e85456b80715585ba3c7b5b/Article_2014-03-13-Malaysia-Plane/id-5e2a35290e794992b6a975e969348ddd |title=Malaysia: No debris at spot shown on China images |agency=Associated Press }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-satellite-spots-floating-objects/2014/03/13/72688034-aa68-11e3-b61e-8051b8b52d06_story.html |title=U.S. suspects missing flight flew for hours after last confirmed location, report says |work=The Washington Post |date=28 February 2011}}</ref>

11 negara lainnya ikut bergabung dalam misi pencarian pada 17 Maret setelah Malaysia meminta lebih banyak bantuan dan total akhirnya mencapai 26 negara.<ref name="thestar18">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/18/Number-of-countries-in-SAR-operations-increases-to-26/|title=Number of countries in SAR operations increases to 26|work=The Star|date=18 March 2014|accessdate=18 March 2014}}</ref> Meski tidak berpartisipasi dalam pencarian, Sri Lanka mengizinkan pesawat pencari memakai [[ruang udara]]nya.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives island residents see 'low flying jumbo jet'|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/live-maldives-island-residents-see-low-flying-jumbo-jet-1424627.html|accessdate=18 March 2014}}</ref> Aset yang dikerahkan Malaysia meliputi pesawat militer bersayap tetap dan helikopter militer,<ref name="de">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=88638|title=Too early to come to any conclusion, says Najib|work=[[Daily Express (Sabah)|Daily Express]]|date=9 March 2014|accessdate=9 March 2014}}</ref> dan kapal milik angkatan laut dan [[Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency]].<ref name="de"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=956566|title=Vietnam, Malaysia mount search for plane|date=8 March 2014|publisher=Sky News Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/03/09/malaysia-widens-area-of-search-for-missing-mas-aircraft/|title=Malaysia widens area of search for missing MAS aircraft|date=9 March 2014|accessdate=9 March 2014|work=Borneo Post|agency=[[Bernama]]}}</ref> Pusat koordinasi pencarian didirikan di National Disaster Control Centre (NDCC) di [[Pulau Meranti]], Cyberjaya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/09/Missing-MAS-flight-Malaysia-grateful-for-assistance/|title=Missing MAS flight: Malaysia grateful for assistance in search and rescue operations, says Anifah|work=The Star|date=9 March 2014|accessdate=9 March 2014}}</ref> Negara tujuan penerbangan, Tiongkok, mengerahkan [[fregat Tipe 053H3]] ''Mianyang'', kapal polisi laut No. 3411,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-03/10/c_126247107.htm|title=Chinese warship arrives in search area for missing Malaysian airliner, more on way|date=10 March 2014|author=Mu Xuequan|work=Xinhuanet}}</ref> [[kapal penghancur Tipe 052C]] ''Haikou'', [[dok angkut amfibi Tipe 071]] ''JinggangShan'', ''[[Kunlun Shan (998)|KunlunShan]]'', kapal patroli ''Haixun 31'', [[kapal bantuan bawah air Tipe 925]] ''Yongxingdao'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-03/15/c_133188450.htm|title=Chinese warships take MH370 search to Strait of Malacca|date=15 March 2014|author=An|work=Xinhuanet}}</ref> kapal penelitian ''[[Xuelong]]'', kapal penyelamat ''Haixun 01'', beberapa kapal dagang,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/special/2014-03/21/c_133204967.htm|title=Chinese navy vessels to search south Indian Ocean|date=21 March 2014|author=yan|work=Xinhuanet}}</ref> kapal penyelamat ''Nanhaijiu 101'', dan [[kapal suplai Tipe 903]] ''Qiandaohu''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2014-03/18/c_133196065.htm|title=Chinese rescue vessel Nanhaijiu 101 heads toward Singapore|author=Zhao Yingquan|work=Xinhuanet}}</ref> Selain itu, sejumlah satelit militernya diberi tugas tambahan untuk mencari pesawat ini.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-03/10/c_133175721.htm |title=China deploys satellites for missing plane search |agency=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |date=10 March 2014 |accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> Tiongkok juga mengirim dua [[Ilyushin Il-76]] ke [[RAAF Base Pearce]] dekat [[Perth]] untuk membantu pencarian di Samudra Hindia Selatan.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|title=Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Missing plane search timeline LIVE UPDATES|url=http://rt.com/news/malaysian-airlines-plane-missing-news-574/|publisher=RT|location=Russia|accessdate=20 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=bbc-20140322>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26697048 |title=Malaysia plane search: China checks new 'debris' image |publisher=BBC |date=22 March 2014 |accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://english.cri.cn/6909/2014/03/14/53s817532.htm| title= Chinese Vessel Heads to Strait of Malacca in Jet Search| work= CRI English | date=14 March 2014 | accessdate= 20 March 2014}}</ref> Other nations provided the following asset types:

* Australia: [[pesawat patroli laut]] P-3 angkatan udara;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/australia-sending-two-p3c-orions-from-darwin-to-malaysia-to-aid-with-the-search-for-missing-malaysian-flight-mh370/story-fnizu68q-1226849663966 | title=Australia sending two P3C Orions from Darwin to Malaysia to aid with the search for missing Malaysian flight MH370 | publisher=[[News Corp Australia]] | date=9 March 2014 | accessdate=9 March 2014}}</ref> kapal angkatan laut [[HMAS Success (OR 304)|HMAS ''Success'']], dan empat jet sipil jarak jauh<ref name="AMSA11"/> dikirimkan pasca penemuan dugaan serpihan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/20/mh370-two-possible-objects-may-have-been-found-in-australian-search-zone|title=MH370: two objects relating to missing Malaysia Airways plane may have been found |work=The Guardian|date=20 March 2014}}</ref>

* Bangladesh: fregat angkatan laut [[BNS Bangabandhu|BNS ''Bangabandhu'']] dan [[BNS Umar Farooq|BNS ''Umar Farooq'']]; pesawat patroli laut [[Dornier Do 228]] angkatan laut.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/mar/15/bangladesh-begins-malaysian-plane-search |title=Bangladesh begins Malaysian plane search |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=15 March 2014 |accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref>

* Myanmar: kapal Angkatan Laut di [[Teluk Martaban]] dan [[Teluk Bengal]].<ref name="MAMC">{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/special/2014-03/16/c_133190632.htm |title=Malaysia asks more countries to join plane probe as search area expanded |agency=Xinhua News Agency |date=16 March 2014 |accessdate=17 March 2014}}</ref>

Penerbangan 370 dioperasikan menggunakan [[Boeing 777-200ER|Boeing 777-2H6ER]],{{efn|Pesawat ini merupakan model Boeing 777-200ER (Extended Range); Boeing memberi [[Daftar kode pelanggan Boeing|kode pelanggan unik]] untuk setiap perusahaan yang membeli salah satu pesawatnya dalam bentuk [[infiks]] di nomor modelnya pada waktu pesawat itu dibangun. Kode untuk Malaysia Airlines adalah "H6", jadi "777-2H6ER".<ref>{{cite book|last= Pither|first= Tony|title= The Boeing 707 720 and C-135|year= 1998|publisher= [[Air-Britain|Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd]]|location=England|isbn=0-85130-236-X}}</ref>}} [[nomor seri]] 28420, [[registrasi pesawat|registrasi]] 9M-MRO. Sebagai Boeing 777 ke-404 yang diproduksi,<ref name="Airfleets">{{cite web|url=http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b777-28420.htm|work=Airfleets|title=Malaysia Airlines 9M-MRO (Boeing 777 – MSN 28420)|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref> pesawat ini pertama kali terbang tanggal 14 Mei 2002 dan langsung dikirim ke Malaysia Airlines pada 31 Mei 2002. Pesawat ini dirancang untuk mengangkut 282 penumpang – 35 di kelas bisnis dan 247 di ekonomi.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/hq/en/mh-experience/our-fleet/boeing-777-200.html |title= Boeing 777-200 – Fleet |publisher= Malaysia Airlines |accessdate= 12 March 2014}}</ref> 9M-MRO telah terbang selama 53.460 jam dan memiliki 7.525 [[:wikt:cycle|siklus]] terbang,<ref name=Fligh396801>{{cite news|title= MAS 777 underwent maintenance in Feb|first= Mavis|last= Toh|location= Singapore|publisher= [[Flightglobal]]|date= 9 March 2014|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mas-777-underwent-maintenance-in-feb-396801/|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20140309212334/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mas-777-underwent-maintenance-in-feb-396801/|archivedate= 9 March 2014 }}</ref> dan sebelumnya tidak pernah terlibat insiden besar apa pun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/missing-mas-777-200-had-no-major-prior-incidents-396793/ |title=Missing MAS 777-200 had no major prior incidents – 3/8/2014 |publisher=Flightglobal |accessdate=9 March 2014}}</ref> Meski begitu, pernah terjadi insiden kecil saat taksi di [[Bandar Udara Internasional Pudong Shanghai]] pada Agustus 2012 sehingga ujung sayapnya patah.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2012-08/10/c_123564158.htm |title=浦东机场滑行跑道内东航马航两飞机剐蹭 ["Two planes from China Eastern Airlines and Malaysian Airlines snag each other on the runway of Shanghai Pudong Airport"] |agency=Xinhua News Agency |date=26 June 2012 |accessdate=9 March 2014|language=Chinese}}</ref> [[Pemeriksaan pengelolaan pesawat|Pengecekan 'A' perawatan]] terakhirnya dilaksanakan tanggal 23 Februari 2014.<ref name=Fligh396801/>

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Flagu|Hong Kong|size=23px}}<ref>{{cite news |title=HK resident was aboard missing plane |work=RTHK |accessdate=11 March 2014 |date=10 March 2014 |url=http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20140309/news_20140309_56_990682.htm}}</ref><!--DO NOT MERGE WITH CHINA, SEE SETTLED ISSUE ON TALK PAGE-->

Dua per tiga dari 227 penumpang Penerbangan 370 adalah warga negara Tiongkok, termasuk 19 seniman bersama enam anggota keluarga dan empat staf yang hendak pulang setelah mengikuti pameran kaligrafi di Kuala Lumpur; 38 penumpang lainnya adalah warga negara Malaysia. Sisanya berasal dari 13 negara.<ref>{{cite news |title=Behind jet's passenger list is rich human tapestry|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/behind-jets-passenger-list-is-rich-human-tapestry/2014/03/09/11c7ae82-a791-11e3-8a7b-c1c684e2671f_story.html |agency=Associated Press |work=The Washington Post |accessdate=10 March 2014|date=9 March 2014|archiveurl=https://archive.is/qBNKT|archivedate=10 March 2014}}</ref> Dari 227 penumpang, 20 orang di antaranya merupakan karyawan [[Freescale Semiconductor]], perusahaan yang berpusat di [[Austin, Texas]] – 12 dari Malaysia dan 8 dari Tiongkok.<ref>{{cite news |title=No sign of Malaysia Airline wreckage; questions over stolen passports |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/08/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane-missing/ |publisher=CNN |accessdate=10 March 2014|date=8 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Loss of employees on Malaysia flight a blow, U.S. chipmaker says|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/09/us-malaysia-airlines-freescale-idUSBREA280T020140309|agency=Reuters|accessdate= 15 March 2014|date=9 March 2014}}</ref>

| Pesawat pencari Australia melihat dua objek di laut {{convert|1550|mi}} di barat daya Perth, satu di antaranya berbentuk persegi besar berwarna oranye<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-jet/missing-jet-orange-rectangular-object-spotted-sea-n60261 |title=Missing Jet: 'Orange Rectangular Object' Spotted in Sea |last=Austin |first=Henry |publisher=NBC News |date=24 March 2014 |accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref>

United States [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) telah mengirim ahli teknis dan agen untuk menyelidiki hilangnya pesawat.<ref name=SerranoFBI>Serrano, Richard A. "[http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-fbi-disappearance-malaysian-airlines-jet-20140308,0,5571373.story FBI to investigate disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines jet]." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.</ref> Seorang pejabat penegak hukum senior AS mengklarifikasi bahwa agen FBI belum dikirimkan ke Malaysia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/09/malaysia-airlines-usa-assistance-idUSL2N0M60LO20140309 |title=FBI not in on Malaysia crash probe; other U.S. agencies to arrive Monday |agency=Reuters |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> Pada 17 Maret, investigasi ini juga dibantu oleh Interpol dan otoritas penegak hukum internasional lainnya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/03/17/new-phase-of-search-starts-on-both-corridors/ |title=New phase of search starts on both corridors |publisher=Free Malaysia Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Matthew Weaver in London and Tom McCarthy |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2014/mar/17/mh370-crew-of-missing-plane-investigated-for-more-than-a-week-live-updates |title=MH370: Australia takes lead in Indian Ocean as search area expands – live |work=The Guardian }}</ref> Pejabat Amerika Serikat dan Malaysia meninjau setiap penumpang di manifest, termasuk dua penumpang yang dikonfirmasi sebagai pemegang paspor curian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/four-flew-with-false-id-aboard-malaysia-airlines-plane-that-vanished-over-south-china-sea/2014/03/09/4b0d8a8c-a763-11e3-b61e-8051b8b52d06_story.html|title=Four flew with false ID aboard Malaysia Airlines plane that vanished over South China Sea|work=The Washington Post|date=9 March 2014|accessdate=9 March 2014|author=Simon Denyer, Robert Barnes and Chico Harlan}}</ref> Pada 18 Maret, pemerintah Tiongkok mengumumkan bahwa mereka sudah memeriksa semua warga negara Tiongkok di dalam pesawat dan meniadakan kemungkinan adanya pembajak.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chris Buckley and Keith Bradsher|title=China Rules Out Terror Ties Among Citizens on Jet|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/world/asia/beijing-says-no-chinese-passengers-were-involved-in-jets-disappearance.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref>

Dua pria yang teridentifikasi di manifest, seorang warga negara Austria dan seorang warga negara Italia, masing-masing melaporkan bahwa paspornya dicuri pada tahun 2012 dan 2013.<ref name="20140312avweek"/><ref name="cnn14">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/08/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane-passengers/index.html|title=Plane bore painters, pilgrims, others from around the world|date=9 March 2014 |publisher=CNN |author=Catherine E. Shoichet and Ray Sanchez|accessdate=8 March 2014}}</ref> [[Interpol]] menyatakan bahwa kedua paspor terdaftar di basis data paspor hilang dan curian, dan tidak ada pemeriksaan yang dilakukan terhadap basis datanya.<ref name=Interpol>{{cite web |url=http://www.interpol.int/News-and-media/News/2014/N2014-038 |title=INTERPOL confirms at least two stolen passports used by passengers on missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370 were registered in its databases |publisher=Interpol |accessdate=9 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="smh">{{cite news|last=Murdoch|first=Lindsay|title=Fake passports on Malaysia Airlines flight reveal flaw in airline safety|url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/fake-passports-on-malaysia-airlines-flight-reveal-flaw-in-airline-safety-20140310-hvgv0.html|accessdate=10 March 2014|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=10 March 2014}}</ref> Menteri Dalam Negeri Malaysia, [[Ahmad Zahid Hamidi]], mengkritik pejabat imigrasi negaranya karena gagal menghentikan penumpang yang bepergian dengan paspor Eropa curian.<ref name="smh" />

Dua tiket sekali jalan yang dibeli untuk pemegang paspor curian tersebut dipesan melalui [[China Southern Airlines]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-flight.html|title=Passport Theft Adds to Mystery of Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet|author1=Keith Bradsher|author2=Eric Schmitt|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=9 March 2014}}</ref> Dilaporkan bahwa seorang warga negara Iran memesan tiket termurah ke Eropa melalui telepon di Bangkok, Thailand, dan tiket tersebut dibayar tunai.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mezzofiore|first=Gianluca|title=Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Iranian Middleman Asked Thai Agent to Book Tickets on Stolen Passports|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-iranian-middleman-asked-thai-agent-book-two-stolen-1439631|accessdate=11 March 2014|newspaper=International Business Times|date=10 March 2014|location=UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/10/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/index.html |title='There are no answers': Days later, no sign of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> Dua penumpang ini kemudian diidentifikasi sebagai warga negara Iran, masing-masing berusia 19 dan 29 tahun, yang masuk ke Malaysia tanggal 28 Februari menggunakan paspor Iran yang sah. Kepala Interpol mengatakan bahwa organisasinya "menolak menyimpulkan bahwa [hilangnya pesawat] bukan insiden teroris".<ref name="BBC Iranian" /> Kedua pria tersebut diyakini sebagai [[pencari suaka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nst.com.my/latest/font-color-red-missing-mh370-font-man-with-stolen-passport-on-jet-is-asylum-seeker-1.507657 |title=MISSING MH370: Man with stolen passport on jet is asylum seeker – Latest |work=New Straits Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Saeed Kamali Dehghan |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/11/passengers-malaysian-plane-mh370-iranian-forged-passports |title=Iranians travelling on flight MH370 on forged passports 'not linked to terror' |work=The Guardian }}</ref>

Not just mangosteens on board, MH370 also carried lithium-ion batteries, says daily|newspaper=[[The Malaysian Insider]]|date=22 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/missing-mh370-plane-was-carrying-3-tonnes-mangosteens |title=Malaysia News &#124; AsiaOne |publisher=News.asiaone.com |date=18 March 2014}}</ref> Tiga hari kemudian, ia juga membenarkan bahwa baterai mudah terbakar yang diidentifikasi sebagai [[baterai lithium-ion|lithium-ion]] juga berada di dalam pesawat.<ref name=DM2014>{{cite news|last=Tomlinson|first=Simon|title=Missing jet WAS carrying highly flammable lithium batteries: CEO of Malaysian Airlines finally admits to dangerous cargo four days after DENYING it|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2586308/Missing-jet-WAS-carrying-highly-flammable-lithium-batteries-CEO-Malaysian-Airlines-finally-admits-dangerous-cargo.html|accessdate=23 March 2014|newspaper=[[Daily Mail]]|date=22 March 2014}}</ref> Ia menambahkan bahwa semua kargo "dikemas sesuai peraturan ICAO", diperiksa beberapa kali, dan sudah mematuhi peraturan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/missing-mh370-carried-lithium-ion-batteries-cargo-not-seen-dangerous-201|title=Missing MH370 carried lithium ion batteries as cargo but not seen as 'dangerous'|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|date=21 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/22/Missing-MH370-Lithium-non-dangerous/ |title=Missing MH370: Lithium ion batteries deemed non-dangerous goods |newspaper=[[The Star Online]] |date=22 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="NBC2014">[http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-jet/missing-jet-was-carrying-potentially-flammable-batteries-ceo-n58541 Missing Jet was Carrying Potentially Flammable Batteries: CEO] NBC News 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.</ref>