MH17 : The final journey home begins…

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AMSTERDAM, Aug 21–The final journey home for the Malaysian victims began at 9.40 pm Malaysian time (3.40pm local time) after their remains were loaded onto the Malaysia Airlines aircraft at Schiphol International Airport, here.

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According to the NST Online, MAS and Malaysian embassy staff were inspecting the cargo to clear it for take-off.

The journey is expected to take around 11 hours and the aircraft should arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) between the hours of 9 am and 11 pm tomorrow.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the first batch consists of 12 passengers and 8 crew members of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17.

First batch of M’sian victims arriving at KLIA on Fri (Aug 22)

1. Mastura Mustafa, crew

2. Ahmad Hakimi Hanapi, technical crew

3. Hamfazlin Sham Mohamed Arifin, passenger

4. Nur Shazana Mohamed Salleh, crew

5. Dora Shahila Kassim, crew

6. Foo Ming Lee, passenger

7. Karamjit Sing Karnail Singh, passenger

8. Ng Qing Zheng, passenger

9. Mabel Anthony Samy, passenger

10. S. Paul Rajasingam, passenger

11. Elisabeth Ng Lyeti, passenger

12. Lee Hui Pin, crew

13. Angeline Premila Rajandaran, crew

14. Ariza Ghazalee, passenger

15. Muhammad Afif Tambi, passenger

16. Noor Rahimmah Mohd Nor, passenger

17. Chong Yee Pheng, crew

18. Azrina Yakob, crew

19. Mohd Ali Salim, passenger

20. Hasni Hardi Parlan, passenger

Shortly after the aircraft lands, the official ceremony to honour the MH17 victims would be held in the vicinity of the Bunga Raya Complex, KLIA.

The nation will then observe a minute’s silence between 10.45 am and 11.15 am on Friday.

Among those who will be present at Friday’s ceremony are the Yang di Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Cabinet Ministers as well as dignitaries.