AirAsia Flight QZ8501 status as of this posting is still missing |`The
Air Asia flight 8501 had 155 passengers
Earlier this morning, December 28, 2014, the AirAsia Flight 8501 going
to Singapore went missing almost 2 hours after it left Surabaya,
Indonesia
According to the list of passengers provided by AirAsia Indonesia,
there are 155 passengers plus 1 pilot and 5 cabin crew. They're mostly
Indonesians, and only 3 Koreans, 1 Singaporean, 1 Malaysian and 1
French. No Filipinos among passengers, but we should be one in praying
that the plane be found, that it lands safely and that the passengers
are fine and safe.
This heartbreaking news came just 8 months after the Malaysian
Airlines MH370 banished on air with over 200 passengers reported dead.
LATEST STATEMENT FROM AIRASIA:
"AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya
to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24
(Surabaya LT) this morning. The flightook off from Juanda
International Airport in surabaya at 0535hours.
The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number
PK-AXC. There were two pilots, four flight attendants and one engineer
on board.
The captain in command had a total of 6,100 flying hours and the first
officer a total of 2,275 flying hours
There were 155 passengers on board, with 138 adults, 16 children and 1
infant. Also on board were 2 pilots and 5 cabin crew.
Nationalities of passengers and crew onboard are as below:
1 Singapore
1 Malaysia
1 France
3 South Korean
156 Indonesia
At this time, search and rescue operations are being conducted under
the guidance of The Indonesia of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
AirAsia Indonesia is cooperating fully and assisting the investigation
in every possible way."
The aircraft was on the submitted flight plan route and was requesting
deviation due to enroute weather before communication with the
aircraft was lost while it was still under the control of the
Indonesian Air Traffic Control (ATC).
The aircraft had undergone its last scheduled maintenance on 16 November 2014.
AirAsia has established an Emergency Call Centre that is available for
family or friends of those who may have been on board the aircraft.
The number is: +622129850801.
AirAsia will release further information as soon as it becomes
available. Updated information will also be posted on the AirAsia
website, www.airasia.com.
By Myk @ MyKiRu IsYuSeRo
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