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The first big deviation happened during the handover from Malaysian to Vietnamese ATC... after that the plane was effectively lost and no one on the ground was
by yaur 13y ago
The first big deviation happened during the handover from Malaysian to Vietnamese ATC... after that the plane was effectively lost and no one on the ground was really responsible for tracking it.
- borrowedtime 13y agoBut that's crazy in my view - how can a plane just turn back on itself and fly completely the wrong way for hours without anyone either noticing or alerting a higher authority. I mean, as far as I can tell this just wouldn't happen if flying from one location to another in the west. Imagine if a plane took off from New York bound for Vancouver, and just turned back on itself and started flying out into the ocean. No one would notice or do anything?!
- yaur 13y agoMiddle of the night, middle of the ocean, no ATC responsible for it at that moment and likely both controllers were busy with the planes that they were responsible for... don't think its that mysterious.