Malaysia Airlines on Friday published detailed records of the missing flight's emergency response covering the seven-hour period after its disappearance from the radar on Saturday. The statement was released at a press conference in Beijing.
00:25 MH370 ready to depart
00:41 MH370 takes off
01:07 Operation Control Center (OCC) receives Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) message from MH 370 reporting it flying at correct altitude
01:30-02:30 Malaysia Air Traffic Control (ATC) recognizes it has lost contact with MH 370. Malaysia ATC makes several attempts to reestablish contract
02:30 Malaysia ATC calls MAS OCC to inform that Malaysia ATC lost contact with MH 370. Last known location at Ft 35,000 about 5 minutes after Way Point IGARI (WPIGARI).
02:35-03:00 MAS OCC calls MH 370 via satellite communication (SATCOM). No response received from the aircraft.
Uplinked Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) message fails to go through.
03:15-03:40 MAS OCC contacts five other MH flights. No flights manage to get in touch with MH 370.
03:45-04:00 MAS OCC issues code red alert. Requests ATC Subang to call ATC Vietnam & ATC HKG to verify location of MH 370. Both reply that the plane did not enter their airspace.
04:26 SMS alert blasts for all members of Emergency Operation Center (EOC) - code red alert.
04:30-05:00 Checks with SZBATC “crash alarm” activated for Control Tower at KLIA between 0430-0500 (Malaysia Local Time) No positive reply.
05:00-05:35 Code red alert declared. All EOC members informed. HKG and BJS stations Managers alerted.
05:35-06:00 HKG Station & HKG ATC reconfirm that MH 370 did not enter their airspace. BJS Station informed about the escalating situation.
06:05-06:15 BJS Station activates Station Coordination Center in Beijing after declaring MH 370 missing.
06:30 MH 370 due to land in Beijing
06:45 Checked with SZB Rescue Command Center RCC/DCA Malaysia to determine if air and sea rescue mission has been launched. No firm reply received from RCC.
07:00-07:20 Hongkong and China confirm MH 370 not sighted on radar
First MAS media statement sent out - we have lost contract with MH 370
08:15 RCC in Subang informed that SAR has been activated. No further details on the delayed assets being provided.
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