Skelinoz

Interpol does hold an accessible list of stolen passports, but certain countries border agencies have chosen not to use it. A stolen passport check is carried out on all passengers departing Australia on international flights.

The Chinese know what and confirmed by what source?

Its a difference I have noticed in both Australia and New Zealand, and its a good one, everywhere I go everyone's passport is checked regardless of nationality. The difference is in my experience, the UK will check it when you leave but inbound especially if you are arriving from a European country, they dont. Yes the UK is part of Europe but I just find that wrong.

For the record I wasnt speculating on this particular accident. I leave that to the experts.

Hi Fifi, forgetting this particular accident for a second, I dont think any self repecting terrorist these days would be using passports of different nationalities, especially if they were stolen a year ago. They are far more sophisticated than that. Someone knowing he can sell it on to someone who has to, or needs to leave the country in a hurry maybe, but not terrorists. I still find Heathrow most unsecure when it comes to checks. Every time I land at Sydney everyone's passport is checked. The number of times at Heathrow i with many others have been waved through is ridiculous. I even complained once. No wonder the UK has an illegal immigrant problem lol.

Fully agree Les. The military forum can still be funny on occasions, but some take bitter and twisted to a whole new level. The walts generally "out" themselves very early on that forum.

PPrune is now unfortunately over run with "experts" who have to stop playing FSX just long enough to point out the cause of the latest accident or post the weather or flight track info for the umpteenth time. They are close to 40 pages of drivel on this accident already, and having just looked are banging on about etickets and terrorists boarding aircraft with passports that were stolen to order. The Asiana thread is close to the size of a large novel.

We put the date i moved in for question 55, and for the committed question the date we decided to live together which was about three months prior Worked for us .

I was in the RAF prior to living in Oz, at one point the Daily Mail was banned from sending a reporter to any event, be it an accident or a "this is what we do event." My boss on hearing the news wrly remarked, "Big deal, they make it all up anyway"

The Chinese certainly have the kit to find any wreckage, but sadly politics will no doubt come into play and they won't be allowed in to look. That area is also festooned with fishing boats so there is hope it will be found quickly.

And hold a British License, nutty indeed.

Both the 777 and Malaysian Airlines have had excellent safety records. Since entering service in 1995 there has only been one other hull loss involving a 777 with fatalities and that was pilot error not the aircraft. Sad knews indeed. RIP.

Very true Abl, my daughter is threatening to charge me for the use of her address lol

Anytime, same procedure if you lose it.

One would hope and trust, an already paid for cruise would be a compelling reason, best of luck.