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Old 8th March 2014 | 12:27
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Mahatma Kote
 
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Time Zones - Be aware

To pre-empt any discussion related to times. Vietnam is 1 hr *behind* Malaysia despite being geographically to the East.

That is, as I write, the time is 9:23 pm in Malaysia and 8:23 pm in Vietnam.

Keep that in mind when reading reports from different sources and especially the time of last reported contact - which may well introduce a 1hr ambiguity in flight duration.

This may well explain why the supposed crash location is an hour out from KL but is reported as two hours - which would be North of Vietnam.

Last edited by Mahatma Kote; 8th March 2014 at 12:48. Reason: Explaining time disrecpancy in reports
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