Thank you for the information. That question has been in my mind also, however, most instances I can recall here domestically where a large aircraft has gone down on land, the fire has been witnessed and emergency (fire) personnel on the scene almost immediately. I do not recall any crash of this magnitude where it was left unattended for days.
Totally agree. These islands are still populated. It would appear that Belitung Island has several hotels together with a population of 262,000.
I also was watching the special on MH370. There is no comparison even between the two Malaysia Airlines flights and this one. MH370's fate is still undetermined (although I believe it is somewhere in the Indian Ocean but not certain how it got there), MH17 was presumably shot down by a missile and crashed on land in the Ukraine, and this flight is presumed to have crashed primarily due to inclement weather, either hail in the engines, lightening strike, etc. The only thing they all have in common is the geographic area of origin.
I do recall one fisherman saying he heard an explosion on that island, however, I am not sure if that report has been verified. With a population of 262,000 I cannot imagine if this plane crashed on the island that no one witnessed it.
Same I'm trying as well - but I cant get any data.
Agree to that!
