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AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore missing | |
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An AirAsia flight travelling from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control, the company has said. | |
Indonesian media say 162 people were on board. | Indonesian media say 162 people were on board. |
The aircraft, flight number QZ8501, lost contact with air traffic control just after 07:00am local time, AirAsia tweeted. | |
The company said that search and rescue operations were under way for the missing plane. | |
An official with the transport ministry, Hadi Mustofa, told local media the plane lost contact over the Java sea, which lies between Surabaya and Singapore. |