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| AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Indonesia to Singapore missing | AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Indonesia to Singapore missing |
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| An AirAsia flight travelling from Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control with 162 people on board. | |
| Flight QZ8501 lost contact at 07:24 (23:24 GMT), Malaysia-based AirAsia tweeted. | Flight QZ8501 lost contact at 07:24 (23:24 GMT), Malaysia-based AirAsia tweeted. |
| Search and rescue operations are under way. | Search and rescue operations are under way. |
| Malaysia's national carrier Malaysia Airlines has suffered two disasters this year - flights MH370 and MH17 - but AirAsia has never lost a plane. | Malaysia's national carrier Malaysia Airlines has suffered two disasters this year - flights MH370 and MH17 - but AirAsia has never lost a plane. |
| Flight MH370 disappeared on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March with 239 passengers and crew, and MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in July, killing all 298 on board. | Flight MH370 disappeared on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March with 239 passengers and crew, and MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in July, killing all 298 on board. |
| The AirAsia flight had been due to arrive in Singapore at 08:30 (00:30GMT). | The AirAsia flight had been due to arrive in Singapore at 08:30 (00:30GMT). |
| The missing jet had requested a "deviation" from the flight path due to bad weather, the company said. | The missing jet had requested a "deviation" from the flight path due to bad weather, the company said. |
| There were 155 passengers on board, with 138 adults, 16 children and one infant, the company said in a statement. Also on board were two pilots and five cabin crew. | There were 155 passengers on board, with 138 adults, 16 children and one infant, the company said in a statement. Also on board were two pilots and five cabin crew. |
| Most of those on board were Indonesian, but there were six others on board, AirAsia has said: three South Koreans, and one each from France, Malaysia and Singapore. | Most of those on board were Indonesian, but there were six others on board, AirAsia has said: three South Koreans, and one each from France, Malaysia and Singapore. |
| An official with the transport ministry, Hadi Mustofa, told local media the plane lost contact over the Java Sea, between the islands of Kalimantan and Java. | An official with the transport ministry, Hadi Mustofa, told local media the plane lost contact over the Java Sea, between the islands of Kalimantan and Java. |
| He said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact and that the weather had been cloudy. | He said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact and that the weather had been cloudy. |
| AirAsia has set up an emergency line for family or friends of those who may be on board. The number is +622 129 850 801. | AirAsia has set up an emergency line for family or friends of those who may be on board. The number is +622 129 850 801. |
| The company's chief executive, Tony Fernandes, tweeted: "Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. We must stay strong." | The company's chief executive, Tony Fernandes, tweeted: "Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. We must stay strong." |