The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the flight was headed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board became a mystery to humanity, after 40 minutes after takeoff.
The Boeing 777 plane promised to be a six-hour journey and only 40 minutes after taking off, communication with the control tower was lost. Thailand’s radar lost its signal and changed route unexpectedly until contact was completely lost.
There are many theories surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the plane and its passengers. Below we show you the most notable ones.
Kidnapping by the pilot of Malaysia Airlines MH370
Although this theory gained great strength at the beginning of the plane’s disappearance, no evidence was found to support the hypothesis, since experts analyzed the communications of the passengers and their personal conditions. No conflicts of interest were found that led to the pilot’s kidnapping.
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared.
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Initially it was said that the pilot in command and the first officer had caused the hijacking of the plane because people of public interest could be traveling on board the plane.
Then the radio conversations were analyzed and it was not detected that his voice changed due to nervousness or stress, It was also found that the oxygen masks could not be deactivated from the cabin, since it is an automatic emergency mechanism.
Kidnapping by a passenger on Malaysia Airlines MH370
Another hypothesis that was used was that of kidnapping by the crew or a passenger of the plane. With the background of September 11 and the twin towers, it was one of the hypotheses that gained strength after the disappearance of the Boeing 777.
Authorities carried out a simulation at Kuala Lumpur International Airport with a plane that would carry 227 passengers on board, including three children and two babies, mainly of Chinese and Malaysian origin, as well as 10 cabin crew.
Melbourne, Australia – September 26, 2011: Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-2H6/ER 9M-MRI departing Melbourne International Airport.
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According to what was proposed, people could pass security checks and get to the plane as happened with the passengers of the two planes that collided with the twin towers. The analyzes concluded that the majority of the crew had a family and children, which decreased the possibility of a kidnapping.
Crash due to pressurization problem Malaysia Airlines MH370
A drop in oxygen levels that would have left all the crew and passengers of the plane unconscious was the theory that began to gain strength after the plane crash.
Well, the abrupt drop in oxygen would have caused the plane to continue its flight on autopilot until it ran out of fuel and plunged into the sea. This theory was created in 2022 after reports prior to the disappearance were reviewed.
Melbourne, Australia – September 26, 2011: Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-2H6/ER 9M-MRI departing Melbourne International Airport.
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The files revealed failures in the aircraft’s pressurization system, identified eight months before the accident. This situation suggests a scenario in which Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, facing an emergency, would have attempted a return to the closest point to land, before losing consciousness, a gesture that would explain the unexpected 180° maneuver carried out in mid-flight.
It should be noted that none of these theories have been confirmed, since what happened to the plane remains a mystery.
