Aircraft: Boeing 777-200

People on board: 227 passengers and 12 crew members. Five were under the age of 5.

Departure: 0:41 a.m. (1641 GMT) on March 8 from Kuala Lumpur

Scheduled arrival: 6:30 a.m. (2230 GMT) same day in Beijing

Journey: 3,700 km

Last satellite contact: 8:11 a.m. Malaysian time (0011 GMT) on March 8

(Source: Compiled from Xinhua as of March 17)