Passengers on MH370

The Beijing-bound Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a Boeing 777-200 aircraft, lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 5.40am (AEST).

“The flight was carrying 227 passengers (including two infants), 12 crew members,” the airline said in a statement.

Malaysia Airlines said the passengers were from 14 different nationalities. Seven are believed to have been Australians and there were two from New Zealand.

A total of 153 passengers were Chinese nationals.

There were also 38 from Malaysia, 12 from Indonesia, three from France, two from New Zealand, four from the USA, two from Ukraine, two Canadians, two Russians, one Italian, one from Taiwan, one from The Netherlands and one from Austria.

The airline has established a call centre — telephone +60 37884 1234 — for those seeking more information.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s 24 hour Consular Emergency Centre is contactable on 1 300 555 135, or +61 2 6261 3305 (if calling from overseas).