Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

=== Cargo ===
Flight 370 was carrying {{convert|10806|kg|lb|abbr=on}} of cargo, of which four [[unit load device]]s (standardized cargo containers) of [[mangosteen]]s (a tropical fruit) (total {{Convert|4566|kg|lb|abbr=on}}) and {{convert|221|kg|lb|abbr=on}} of [[lithium-ion battery|lithium-ion batteries]] were of interest, according to Malaysian investigators.<ref name="Interim report-March 2015" />{{Rp|103, 107–109}} According to the [[Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)|head of Malaysian police]], [[Khalid Abu Bakar]], the people who handled the mangosteens and the Chinese importers were questioned to rule out sabotage.<ref name="Telegraph: Mangosteens">{{cite news|last1=Pearlman|first1=Jonathan|title=MH370: Malaysian police probe fruit farmers as investigation widens|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/10742287/MH370-Malaysian-police-probe-fruit-farmers-as-investigation-widens.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/10742287/MH370-Malaysian-police-probe-fruit-farmers-as-investigation-widens.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=1 August 2015|work=The Telegraph|date=3 April 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The lithium-ion batteries were contained in a {{convert|2453|kg|lb|abbr=on|adj=on}} consignment being shipped from [[Motorola Solutions]] facilities in [[Bayan Lepas]], Malaysia, to [[Tianjin]], China. They were packaged in accordance with IATA guidelines, but did not go through any additional inspections at Kuala Lumpur International Airport before being loaded onto Flight 370;<ref name="Interim report-March 2015" />{{Rp|104}} Lithium-ion batteries can cause intense fires if they overheat and ignite, which has occurred on other flights,<ref name="JOC: Cathay ban li-ion bulk shipments">{{cite news|last1=Knowler|first1=Greg|title=Cathay slaps blanket ban on bulk lithium battery shipments|url=http://www.joc.com/air-cargo/cathay-slaps-blanket-ban-bulk-lithium-battery-shipments_20150415.html|access-date=1 August 2015|work=The Journal of Commerce|date=15 April 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923004445/http://www.joc.com/air-cargo/cathay-slaps-blanket-ban-bulk-lithium-battery-shipments_20150415.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBC: Li-ion batteries aircraft fires">{{cite news|title=Safety worries lead U.S. airline to ban battery shipments|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31709198|access-date=1 August 2015|work=BBC News|date=3 March 2015|archive-date=27 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727041253/http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31709198|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="USA Today: UPS Flight 6">{{cite news|last1=Jansen|first1=Bart|title=Crash investigators trace UPS plane fire to batteries|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/24/ups-crash-dubai-lithium/2582213/|access-date=1 August 2015|work=USA Today|date=25 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111054236/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/24/ups-crash-dubai-lithium/2582213/|archive-date=11 November 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>  and has led to strict regulations on transport aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Levin|first1=Alan|title=Exploding Lithium Batteries Riskier to Planes: Research|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-11/exploding-lithium-batteries-riskier-to-planes-research|access-date=1 August 2015|work=Bloomberg Business|date=11 August 2014|archive-date=11 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911090720/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-11/exploding-lithium-batteries-riskier-to-planes-research|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="JOC: Cathay ban li-ion bulk shipments"/>