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Originally Posted by Lchoy
I was wondering about the timing too from the passenger's perspective. Only the pilots would know that the plane is off course. Passengers would normally be sleeping but even awake, unless they were following along an inflight map or GPS, they wouldn't have any idea that the flight path has been altered. The first sign of suspicion though would be when they realize that they have been in the air for longer than expected.
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I don't agree with this. I think the passengers onboard would realize right away that something was not right. You're saying that all 239 onboard would be sleeping? Many follow the GPS and the tracking for the duration of the flight. I'm pretty sure that somebody on board would have noticed something going on, especially when their final destination is in the opposite direction.
A couple of months ago I was en route to Toronto on a red-eye when we turned back over Sask to return to Calgary to check out an warning light. Even though it was late and lots of people were half asleep, you can realize pretty quickly that something is wrong when the aircraft suddenly does a full on heavy turn and banks all the way to head back from the way the you came. This would be even moreso the case given that the destination from KUL was essentially a straight shot.
My guess is that passengers realized right away that something was not right.