777 VANISHES: Malaysia Airlines Plane, Flight MH370, Goes Missing....carrying 239 people lost contact with air traffic control.....The Associated Press reports that communication with the plane was lost over Vietnam

A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 239 people lost contact with air traffic control early Saturday morning (local time). Flight MH370 is a B777-200 aircraft heading to Beijing, China from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

According to a press statement provided by Malaysia Airlines, the flight lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2:40 a.m. local time Saturday (6:40 p.m. GMT Friday).

The flight departed Kuala Lumpur at 12:41 a.m. on Saturday (4:41 p.m. GMT Friday), and was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members. The passengers are of 14 different nationalities, and 2 are infants.

A Search and Rescue team has been activated, and the Malaysia Airlines team is calling next-of-kin. Malaysia Airlines provided this website and the following number to contact for more information: +603 7884 1234. The Associated Press reports that communication with the plane was lost over Vietnam, according to China's state news agency Xinhua. more