When Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed on 28 December 2014 , various similarities with MH370 were noted , including that both airlines were Malaysian-owned , and that both planes lost contact with air traffic control . There was also a reported conspiracy theory involving an alleged prediction on 15 December 2014 ( and possibly repeated on 16 and 17 December ) , by a user of the Chinese website Tianya Club whose name was reported by the English-speaking media to be ' Landlord ' ( a mis-translation ) . The user 's post warned Chinese people to stay away from AirAsia as it would be attacked , as MH370 and MH17 allegedly had been ( according to the user ) , as part of a conspiracy by a " black hand " or " despicable international bully " to harm Malaysian-owned airlines . Other online posters suggested that the user was either a Chinese intelligence official or a hacker who had come across secret information . Some skeptics suggested the user 's posts or posting dates may have been retroactively changed to create the false impression of a successful prediction
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 unofficial disappearance theories