Originally Posted by
Andy_S
I know this has been speculated before, but why would he turn towards Penang of all places? I know it's nearer, but not significantly so. For the sake of a few additional minutes flying time, I would have thought KL was a far better option.
Why would KUL have been better? They had no comms, no transponder, no TCAS. KUL would have a lot of scheduled movements in and out, even at that time of the night. Penang on the other hand only had one scheduled arrival at around 2:30 am. The runway lights would most probably have been on and the tower manned.