Known Flight Path
This map depicts the bizarre flight path the plane was recorded making. The flight itself could still be detected but could not be communicated with. It ended up taking a right turn before reaching Vietnam, which was off the path. At 2:22 a.m., the flight completely vanished from all radar technologies. They were 280 miles northwest of Penang Airport in Malaysia and were flying at 29,500 feet. The auto satellite system operated for some time after but also stopped at 8:19 a.m.
The Plane Never Showed Up
The plane was scheduled to land in Beijing at 5:06 a.m. It wasn’t until 7:24 a.m. that Malaysia made the announcement of the disappearance. They had to break it to many waiting families that they did not know where the plane was, there were no reports of any technical problems, no issues with weather, and no distress calls that were made. That was all of the info that they had, and the families were extremely upset by this.