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Air Asia flight missing - reports AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore missing
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An Air Asia flight from the Indonesia city of Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control, reports say. 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 Jakarta air traffic control just after 06:15am local time, a transport official told local media. The aircraft, flight number QZ8501, lost contact with air traffic control just after 07:00am local time, AirAsia tweeted.
The official, Hadi Mustofa, said the plane had asked for an unusual route before losing contact. 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.