Al1978 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501: Plane bound for Singapore lost contact with air traffic PUBLISHED ON DEC 28, 2014 11:22 AM PRINTEMAIL An Air Asia flight travelling from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control, Metro TV reported on Sunday. -- PHOTO: ST FILE An AirAsia Indonesia plane travelling from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday morning. QZ 8501 has 155 passengers and crew on board, including one Singaporean, one British, one Malaysian, three Koreans and 149 Indonesians, according to Indonesia's Transport Ministry. "AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 hrs this morning,'' said an airline statement. "At the present time, we unfortunately have no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board. "Search and rescue operations are in progress and AirAsia is cooperating fully and assisting the rescue service,'' said the airline. The Airbus 320-200 took off from Surabaya at 5.20 am local time on Sunday and was scheduled to land at Changi Airport at 8.30 am Singapore time, according to Metro TV. Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa Djuraid told Metro TV that the plane lost contact somewhere between Kalimantan and Belitung island. He added that the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact, but he did not elaborate. "The weather was not good - it was bad -- at the estimated location the plane lost contact. We just received a weather report from the national meteorological, geophysics and climatology agency," said Hadi. Mr Tatang Zainudin of Indonesia's national search and rescue agency also told MetroTV that the pilot might have faced extreme weather condition. Indonesian Airforce spokesman Marsma Hadi Tjahjanto confirmed that the air force was using the last point of contact to conduct an air search. He said the air force radar recorded the weather at the time as cloudy, Sydney Morning Herald reported. The Straits Times understands that Singapore's RSAF will be dispatching a C130 to look for the missing plane. AirAsia has established an Emergency Call Centre for family or friends of those who may have been on board the flight. The number is +622 1298-50801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Feck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86glebestreet Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Turned telly on this morning and saw departure board with Emirates, Phuket, Bangkok on it and headlines saying missing plane, not what I wanted to see as 2 of my sons flew from glasgow airport last night on their way to Bangkok, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardy Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Having turned on the TV and not been bombarded with wall to wall coverage would it be safe to assume no Australians or indeed white Westerners are on this plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymac Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Having turned on the TV and not been bombarded with wall to wall coverage would it be safe to assume no Australians or indeed white Westerners are on this plane. Aye, it's not like its the lead story on BBC........oh wait a minute,it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDange Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 How can planes full of people disappear? With all the tracking equipment and phones with GPS I can't understand how they can't be traced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 How can planes full of people disappear? With all the tracking equipment and phones with GPS I can't understand how they can't be traced. They can, and are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER 1314 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 There was 1 person on it from the uk but not sure what part of the uk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 There was 1 person on it from the uk but not sure what part of the uk. I don't think that's particularly relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debian Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Not again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Not again i know ; another thread about to be hijacked by the indyref brigade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 So sad to hear of this event. Especially due to the number of kids and a baby on board. Tragic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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