Missing MAS flight: Duo used stolen passports to buy tickets together

PETALING JAYA: The two imposters who travelled on MH370 early Saturday reportedly used stolen Italian and Austrian passports to purchase tickets together.

The tickets were bought from MAS code sharing partner China Southern Airlines in Thai baht at identical prices, CNN quoted China's official e-ticket verification system Travelsky.

The ticket numbers are contiguous, which indicates the tickets were issued together,.

According to CNN, the tickets were booked to start in Kuala Lumpur, then to Beijing, and onward to Amsterdam. The Italian passport's ticket continues to Copenhagen, the Austrian's to Frankfurt.

Authorities say they are investigating the identities of some of those on board who appear to have issues with their passports.

Italy and Austria have said that none of their citizens were on board the plane. And officials say the Italian and Austrian whose names were on the passenger manifest both had their passports stolen in Southeast Asia in recent years.