2014年3月8日,马来西亚航空MH370在飞往北京途中失联,乘客连同机组人员共239人,其中中国大陆153人,中国台湾1人。马航派遣工作人员,搭乘8日下午5点的航班前往北京,其中15名通晓中、马语言的慈济基金会(以下简称“慈济”)志愿者同行,并于当日22时30分抵京。次日9时30分,慈济志愿者在丽都饭店展开工作,协助翻译、关怀陪伴乘客 On March 8, 2014, Malaysian Airlines MH370 lost contact on its way to Beijing. There were 239 passengers, including 153 in mainland China and 1 in Taiwan. Malaysian Airlines dispatched staff to take a flight at 5pm on the 8th to Beijing, 15 of whom were well-versed in volunteering with the Tzu Chi Foundation (hereinafter referred to as “Tzu Chi”) in Malaysia and spoke at 22:30 on the same day Arrived in Beijing. At 9:30 the next day, Tzu Chi volunteers started their work at Lido Hotel to assist in translating and caring for passengers