The Pain of Remembrance: Recalling MH370
By: Tzarina Mustapa, Hoh Ve Ann, Takaaki Nagasaki, Wu Sheng Mei & Sue Kim
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 - Flight MH370 was carrying 239 passengers on board on 8 March 2014 and was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when air control staff lost contact with the flight.
Mustapa Kamarudin was at home when he learnt about the disappearance of MH370 on the morning news. He then remembered his beloved nephew, Mohd Hazrin bin Mohd Hasnan, who was working for Malaysia Airlines as a flight attendant at that time. Mustapha phoned up his brother only to receive upsetting news.
Mohd Hazrin was a 34 year-old husband and devoted father to his children. Hazrin and his wife, Intan Maizura Outhman, had a three year old daughter and was expecting a second child during the year of the disappearance of MH370. His colleagues described him as one of the friendliest airline attendants. Hazrin was not only a devoted husband and father, he was also very close to his 6 sisters. He was a man of little words but was
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Mustapa has said that Hazrin usually only flew on Australian and European routes, however had to replace a colleague on MH370. “He was supposed to be back on Sunday and fly off to Paris, but he had to replace someone from that sector (Beijing),” Mustapha said.
Mustapha continued, “He wouldn’t usually be on that plane.” MH370 Timelines
00:41, 8 March 2014 (MYT)
Malaysian Airline flight MH370 departed from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing, due to arrive at 06.30 (MYT).
01:07 (MYT)
The plane sent its last ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) transmission.
01:19 (MYT)
Malaysian authorities confirmed that the pilot or co-pilot of the plane made the last contact with the Malaysian air traffic control and said,
“Good night Malaysian three seven
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