Malaysia is better known for pristine beaches and palm oil plantations than air disaster management. But the loss of a jet airliner from its national fleet five days ago has thrust the country into the role of crisis manager in the full glare of global scrutiny. The sudden disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from commercial aviation radars – en route to Beijing with 239 passengers on board – has still not been solved, long after the airliner lost contact with air traffic control over the South China Sea.
馬來西亞比較出名的是純淨的海灘以及棕櫚油種植園,而不是空難應對管理。但該國主要航空公司的一架噴射客機在五天前失蹤,使該國在全球衆目睽睽之下擔當起危機管理者的角色。馬來西亞航空公司(Malaysia Airlines)載有239名乘客和機組人員的MH370航班在飛往北京途中,在南中國海上空與航空交通管制中心失去聯絡,並突然從民航雷達系統上消失,這一離奇事件的謎底至今仍未找到。