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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 airliner flying from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board has lost contact with air traffic control. | |
Flight QZ8501, an Airbus plane, went missing at 07:24 (23:24 GMT), Malaysia-based AirAsia tweeted. | |
Indonesian military planes are searching an area of the Java Sea. | |
AirAsia, a budget airline, has never lost a plane, but Malaysia's national carrier Malaysia Airlines has suffered two this year - flights MH370 and MH17. | |
The AirAsia plane disappeared about two hours into a three-hour flight. | |
It left the Indonesian city of Surabaya in eastern Java at 05:20 local time (21:20 GMT) and was due to arrive in Singapore at 08:30 (00:30 GMT). | |
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. |
Indonesia's transport ministry said the pilot had asked permission to climb to 38,000 ft (11,000m) to avoid thick cloud. No distress call is reported to have been issued by the crew. | |
Emergency contact | |
There were 155 passengers on board, the company said in a statement: | |
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. |
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. | |
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." |
AirAsia Indonesia is an affiliate of the Malaysian company AirAsia, operating domestic flights round the Indonesian archipelago as well as international services to Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Thailand. | |
AirAsia Indonesia was banned from flying to the European Union in 2007 due to safety concerns but this was lifted in July 2010. | |
The latest incident caps a tragic year for Malaysian aviation with the disappearance of one Malaysia Airlines plane and the apparent shooting down of another. | |
Flight MH370 disappeared on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March with 239 passengers and crew. The wreckage, thought to be in southern Indian Ocean, has still not been located. | |
MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in July, killing all 298 on board. | |
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