Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when contact was lost, the carrier said on Saturday.
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There were 153 Chinese nationals on board, including one infant, an airline representative said at a press conference on Saturday morning. Also on board were passengers from the following countries and regions:
- Malaysia 38;
- Indonesia 12;
- Australia 6;
- France 4;
- United States 3 (including one infant);
- New Zealand 2,
- Ukraine 2,
- Canada 2;
- Russia 1,
- Italy 1,
- Taiwan 1,
- Netherlands 1,
- Austria 1.
The spokesperson could not confirm if any HongKongers were among the Chinese nationals on board.