Regular Communications
At 1:01 a.m., the pilot was able to confirm with Lumpur radar that they reached the desired cruising altitude. The cockpit reached out to the Lumpur operations again to confirm they were holding altitude at 1:08 a.m. Then, Captain Zaharie exchanged some final words with Lumpur radar at 1:19 a.m. The Lumpur Radio operator said, “Malaysian three-seven-zero, contact Ho Chi Minh one-two-zero decimal nine. Good night.” Captain Zaharie responded, “Good night. Malaysian three-seven-zero.