Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: From mundane to mystery
3 Mar 2015 13:34:28
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Hong Kong (CNN)Two hundred and thirty-nine people boarded Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on March 8, 2014 with nothing more than the anticipation of a quick transit across the Gulf of Thailand, then Thailand, Vietnam and onto China -- home to the majority of those on board.
Some took photos of the aircraft parked at its gate in Kuala Lumpur ahead of departure. These usually prosaic shots take on a ghostly quality in this context.
A routine flight, operated by a trusted flag carrier.
Communications registered nothing out of the ordinary -- transcripts reveal ordinary chatter until that final handoff: "Good Night Malaysian Three Seven Zero."
Then a deafening silence that has lasted a year.
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