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[circles]

On 3/15/2014 croemer said:

Some programs that I saw last night mentioned the pilots can turn the oxygen off and the passengers just go to sleep permanently.

then why wouldn't the pilots go to sleep...or do they have oxygen masks to put on...

now that I think about it...everyone was probably sleeping due to the time of night...so it would just be a matter of turning it off and no one would even know about it...

[Suziepeach]

This maybe a stupid question and I apologize if it is but are there air marshals on these flights or just out of the US?

What if, just if, there were more involved than the pilot and co-pilot- on board? I keep praying everyone's safe and on the ground somewhere- so many innocent souls..

[Yuban3]

On 3/15/2014 Suzie said:

This maybe a stupid question and I apologize if it is but are there air marshals on these flights or just out of the US?

What if, just if, there were more involved than the pilot and co-pilot- on board? I keep praying everyone's safe and on the ground somewhere- so many innocent souls..

Not every flight has air marshals on board, and in fact, they just cut back on the program, so there are even fewer air marshals flying now.

I think that the air marshal program is just for US flights, but don't quote me on that.

[SydneyH]

On 3/15/2014 Suzie said:

This maybe a stupid question and I apologize if it is but are there air marshals on these flights or just out of the US?

What if, just if, there were more involved than the pilot and co-pilot- on board? I keep praying everyone's safe and on the ground somewhere- so many innocent souls..

I think it may be just domestic flights, I know it isn't every flight. Again, with a cockpit that can not be accessed from the outside, there's little one person, or even several can do.

[brii]

I have a question about time. What is the time period when it was determined that the plane was missing and the time the plane was scheduled to land?

[Lacey1]

On 3/15/2014 Linders Back said:

On 3/15/2014 Sassenach1 said:

On 3/15/2014 stevieb said:

Hijacking was my assumption all along. It's the only thing that makes sense, especially in that part of the world. Whether confirmed or denied, I think the plane was flat out stolen.

I agree. What is the motive? No one has claimed responsibility.

That we know of. A lot could be going on behind the scenes to negotiate an outcome to this situation. Just because the media exists doesn't mean everything needs to be shared with them. Sometimes transparency can be detrimental .

There have been lots of "incidents" that we knew nothing about until after the fact for a good reason. Hopefully, this will turn out to be one of them.

I heard that a group had claimed responsibility, but I only heard this report once, and it was days ago. The Malaysian government had discounted this group because they were not a known terrorist group.
I believe there is a lot that they are not telling us. If it was hijacked, the passengers would become valuable hostages. Maybe if they ARE hostages, there is hope that they can come home.

I do NOT believe for one second that someone could have disabled all of the tracking devices. It only makes sense that in the event of a hijacking, that the plane can be tracked. I also believe that if the passengers were asked to turn in their cell phones, that someone would have been smart enough to hold one back, and wait for a chance to send a message.

Much that they are not telling the media, here.

[Puzzle Piece]

On 3/15/2014 lacey1 said:

I heard that a group had claimed responsibility, but I only heard this report once, and it was days ago. The Malaysian government had discounted this group because they were not a known terrorist group.
I believe there is a lot that they are not telling us. If it was hijacked, the passengers would become valuable hostages. Maybe if they ARE hostages, there is hope that they can come home.

I do NOT believe for one second that someone could have disabled all of the tracking devices. It only makes sense that in the event of a hijacking, that the plane can be tracked. I also believe that if the passengers were asked to turn in their cell phones, that someone would have been smart enough to hold one back, and wait for a chance to send a message.

Much that they are not telling the media, here.

I agree. Folks taking hostages want money or some sort of fame. I believe this is just air piracy for a plane. A plane to be used for sinister reasons. I'd stated in the first thread started that the plane was probably going to make it to Saudi Arabia/Yemen/ or the African coast. That would be a red flag that there is a terrorist group involved. My take.

[FrostyBabe]

On 3/15/2014 Suzie said:

This maybe a stupid question and I apologize if it is but are there air marshals on these flights or just out of the US?

What if, just if, there were more involved than the pilot and co-pilot- on board? I keep praying everyone's safe and on the ground somewhere- so many innocent souls..

Federal Air Marshals are on both domestic and international flights operated by US airlines. This incident didn't involve a US flag carrier, so no, they wouldn't have been on the flight.

[terrier3]

On 3/15/2014 Love Roses said:

I agree. Folks taking hostages want money or some sort of fame. I believe this is just air piracy for a plane. A plane to be used for sinister reasons. I'd stated in the first thread started that the plane was probably going to make it to Saudi Arabia/Yemen/ or the African coast. That would be a red flag that there is a terrorist group involved. My take.

No one would have to hijack a plane mid-air if they wanted it for sinister reasons.

There are plenty of planes on the ground.

This was a huge plane...even many local airports in the USA don't have a runway large enough to accommodate this type plane.

[circles]

On 3/15/2014 terrier3 said:

On 3/15/2014 Love Roses said:

I agree. Folks taking hostages want money or some sort of fame. I believe this is just air piracy for a plane. A plane to be used for sinister reasons. I'd stated in the first thread started that the plane was probably going to make it to Saudi Arabia/Yemen/ or the African coast. That would be a red flag that there is a terrorist group involved. My take.

No one would have to hijack a plane mid-air if they wanted it for sinister reasons.

There are plenty of planes on the ground.

This was a huge plane...even many local airports in the USA don't have a runway large enough to accommodate this type plane.

its easier to get a plane in flight...then try to take one on the ground....

someone on CNN said they could have hit a mountain....