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Air Asia flight bound for Singapore lost contact with air traffic

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...flight-loses-contact-with-air-traffic-control



Indonesia to Singapore AirAsia flight loses contact with air traffic control

Flight QZ 8501 from city of Surabaya has lost contact with air traffic control, Indonesian media say



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An AirAsia flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control.

Transport ministry official Hadi Mustofa told Indonesian media the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic

control tower at 6.17am local time (2317 GMT).

The aircraft was said to be an Airbus 320-200 with 155 people on board.

He said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact.

AirAsia released a statement confirming the plane was missing. It said: “AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07.24hrs this morning.

“At the present time we unfortunately have no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board, but we will keep all parties informed as more information becomes available.

“The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC.

“At this time, search and rescue operations are in progress and AirAsia is co-operating fully and assisting the rescue service.

“AirAsia has established an Emergency Call Centre that is available for family or friends of those who may have been on board the aircraft. The number is: +622129850801.

AirAsia will release further information as soon as it becomes available. Updated information will also be posted on the AirAsia website.”
 
http://news.sky.com/story/1398597/contact-lost-with-airasia-flight-to-singapore



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Contact Lost With AirAsia Flight To Singapore

A search and rescue operation has been launched after the flight with 162 passengers loses contact with air traffic control.





An AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic controllers, according.

Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6.17am local time.

He said the plane had asked for an unusual route before contact was lost with Indonesia's Juanda international airport in Surabaya 42 minutes after takeoff at 5.35 am.

The flight was expected to arrive in Singapore at 8.30am.

An Indonesian transport official confirmed the plane was an Airbus 320-200 and that seven crew and 155 passengers were on board.

Local media are reporting there were 149 Indonesians, three Koreans, one Singaporean, one Briton and one Malaysian national on board.

Transport ministry spokesman JA Barata said the passengers included 138 adults, 16 children and one baby.

A statement on AirAsia's Facebook page said: "AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 0724hrs this morning.

"At the present time we unfortunately have no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board, but we will keep all parties informed as more information becomes available.

"The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC. At this time, search and rescue operations are in progress and AirAsia is cooperating fully and assisting the rescue service."

The airline has set up an emergency call centre for family or friends of those who may have been on board the aircraft. The number is: +622129850801.

More follows...
 
Reported nationalities of those on board #QZ8501: 149 Indonesians, 3 Koreans, 1 Sinkie, 1 Briton, 1 Malaysian.
 
Ah Sam forum need all this news to stay alive :)
Altogether for Sam HUAT AH !
 
most likely full of indon ft's returning to sg for work after their christmas holiday. sg will have to import more to make up for the loss. :o
 
aerobwala said:
How many coconuts we need this round?
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Mustofa said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact. The flight had been due in Singapore at 8:30 a.m. Singapore time (0030 GMT). The Singapore airport said on its website the status of the flight was "delayed".


On Twitter, local media posted a map of the Belitung Island, saying the plane had lost contact near this area. The island is on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea.

[With Reuters and AFP, Developing]


http://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...ight-from-Indonesia-to-Singapore-missing.html
 
Several outlets reported that the plane had taken an “unusual route,” though it wasn’t immediately clear why.

It’s monsoon season in the region and there were heavy thunderstorms in the area, but it’s not clear whether severe weather played a role in the plane’s disappearance.

The unknown status of the plane comes five months after a Malaysia Airlines passenger flight was shot down by pro-Russian rebels over Eastern Ukraine and nine months after a different Malaysia Airlines flight went missing over the Indian Ocean and never surfaced.



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Pls check the race and religion of the pilot.
 
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/stor...ia-flight-from-indonesia-to-singapore-missing


AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore missing


By CHRIS NUSATYA and RANDY FABI, ReutersDecember 28, 2014 11:28am
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(Updated 1:03 p.m.; refresh page for updates) JAKARTA - An AirAsia flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday, Indonesian media said, citing a Transport Ministry official.

Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 a.m local time. (2317 GMT).

The Airbus 320-200 had 155 passengers and crew on board, another Indonesian Transport official said.

Mustofa said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact.

The flight had been due in Singapore at 8:30 a.m. Singapore time (0030 GMT). The Singapore airport said on its website the status of the flight was "delayed."

According to Indonesian TV, there were 149 Indonesians, three Koreans, one Singaporean, one Briton and one Malaysian on board.

In a statement on its Facebook page, Kuala Lumpur-based AirAsia confirmed that the flight was missing. "AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24hrs this morning," it said.

"At the present time we unfortunately have no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board, but we will keep all parties informed as more information becomes available.

"The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC.

"At this time, search and rescue operations are in progress and AirAsia is cooperating fully and assisting the rescue service."

According to a report from CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam, there were "heavy thunderstorms" in the region. "But keep in mind, turbulence doesn't necessarily bring down airplanes," Van Dam said in the report.

The incident comes at the end of a disastrous year for Malaysia's airlines.

National flag carrier Malaysia Airlines lost two aircraft this year.

Its flight MH370 went missing on March 8 on a trip from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board.

On July 17, Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. — Reuter
 
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