{"id":34521,"date":"2014-12-28T08:52:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-28T07:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=34521"},"modified":"2014-12-28T08:52:24","modified_gmt":"2014-12-28T07:52:24","slug":"airasia-flight-qz8501-indonesia-singapore-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/airasia-flight-qz8501-indonesia-singapore-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Indonesia to Singapore missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\" class=\"introduction\">An AirAsia flight travelling from Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control with 162 people on board.<\/p>\n<p>Flight QZ8501 lost contact at 07:24 (23:24 GMT), Malaysia-based AirAsia\u00a0<a style=\"color: #4a7194;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AirAsia\/status\/549048915429830656\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Search and rescue operations are under way.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysia&#8217;s national carrier Malaysia Airlines has suffered two disasters this year &#8211; flights MH370 and MH17 &#8211; but AirAsia has never lost a plane.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The AirAsia flight had been due to arrive in Singapore at 08:30 (00:30GMT).<\/p>\n<p>The missing jet had requested a &#8220;deviation&#8221; from the flight path due to bad weather, the company said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34522\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34522\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34522\" src=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de.jpg\" alt=\"Anxious family members wait for news at the airport in Surabaya  Anxious family members have been arriving at the airport in Surabaya\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de.jpg 624w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-34522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anxious family members wait for news at the airport in Surabaya<br \/>Anxious family members have been arriving at the airport in Surabaya<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34523\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34523\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34523\" src=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de2.jpg\" alt=\"It was a similar scene at the flight's intended destination in Singapore\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de2.jpg 624w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de2-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-34523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was a similar scene at the flight&#8217;s intended destination in Singapore<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_34524\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34524\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34524\" src=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de3.jpg\" alt=\"The flight arrivals board at Changi Airport in Singapore, where the AirAsia flight was due\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de3.jpg 624w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/de3-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-34524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The flight arrivals board at Changi Airport in Singapore, where the AirAsia flight was due<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There were 155 passengers on board, with 138 adults, 16 children and one infant, the company\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #4a7194;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/airasia\/updated-statement-qz8501\/10152667884908742\">said in a statement<\/a>. Also on board were two pilots and five cabin crew.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>He said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact and that the weather had been cloudy.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s chief executive, Tony Fernandes,\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #4a7194;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyfernandes\/status\/549065443592241153\">tweeted<\/a>: &#8220;Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. 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