Timeline of events on Flight MH370

March 8

00:41 am Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 takes off from Kuala Lumpur with 227 passengers (154 Chinese citizens) and 12 crew members, scheduled to arrive in Beijing just under six hours later.

1:20 am Contact with the flight is lost believed to be in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh air traffic control area. 8:44 am Malaysia confirms the plane has gone missing.

8:44 am Malaysia confirms the plane has gone missing.

Around 14:00 pm Relatives of Chinese passengers on MH370 arrive at Beijing Lido Hotel, waiting for further news.

20:00 pm Two passengers reportedly boarded the plane using stolen passports.

March 9

Chinese rescue vessels and medical teams arrive at the search site in South China Sea.

March 10

China sends four patrol and rescue vessels, two naval warships, and adjusts high-resolution satellites.

March 11

First group of relatives of Chinese passengers on MH370 arrive in Kuala Lumpur. Ships and planes from about 10 countries and regions scour the waters to search for the missing flight. No solid clues are found.

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