Originally Posted by
MANman
At todays Press conference Malaysia Airlines CEO said the cargo on the Boeing 777-200 ER plane was checked and scanned according to standard procedures. “We examined the cargo manifest, it contains no hazardous goods,”
http://m.themalaymailonline.com/mala....WvP8oMM7.dpuf
This is an interesting non-answer because the idea of explosion or fire - which could have been caused by hazardous cargo - has been already discounted.
The question still remains: was there anything in the cargo that might have caused someone to want to steal it or destroy it?
How far in advance are cargos typically booked onto flights? Would be difficult to plan something meticulously like this at the last minute, or if booked far ahead, could you be certain that the "right" pilot was rostered for it?