Maarten de Jonge (born 9 March 1985) is a Dutch former professional cyclist, who rode professionally for ten teams during his career. He claims to have attempted to fly on both
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) was an international passenger flight operated by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared from radar on 8 March 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to its planned de ...
and
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17/MAS17) was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur that was shot down by Russian-backed forces with a Buk missile system, Bu ...
, but changed flights in order to save money.
It has never been independently confirmed that de Jonge never booked tickets for either flight. According to Slate, de Jonge only mentioned he wanted to fly on the day MH17 crashed, but he never mentioned that he booked a ticket for that flight. Slate also mentioned that there was no reason for de Jonge to book a flight on MH370.
Major results
;2008
: 3rd
Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
: 5th Overall
Tour des Pyrénées
;2010
: 3rd Overall
Flèche du Sud
;2011
: 8th
Neuseen Classics
;2012
: 4th Overall
Tour de Serbie
;2014
: 1st Stage 4
Tour of Thailand
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1985 births
Living people
Dutch male cyclists
Sportspeople from Oldenzaal
Cyclists from Overijssel