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Air Asia Indonesia updated statement on missing flight QZ8501

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">AirAsia Indonesia has confirmed that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 (Surabaya LT) Sunday morning, December 28, 2014. The flight took off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya at 0535hours. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a6ZI9_EuLIkKsU7cnxliXNrDiN8y8dfqhJtPIe4StiNfi1cJIbPDd3WbQk72tN7s-tkpMV6oy6iJvndxT26ZTyjuei5iPLxxYUHpem5V3FH8hto7YZMxYPhi6PvlRLZLQ6fRHD2i35ss/s1600/Air+Asia+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Air Asia Indonesia updated statement on missing flight QZ8501" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a6ZI9_EuLIkKsU7cnxliXNrDiN8y8dfqhJtPIe4StiNfi1cJIbPDd3WbQk72tN7s-tkpMV6oy6iJvndxT26ZTyjuei5iPLxxYUHpem5V3FH8hto7YZMxYPhi6PvlRLZLQ6fRHD2i35ss/s1600/Air+Asia+.jpg" title="Air Asia Indonesia updated statement on missing flight QZ8501" width="560" /></a></div> 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 Air Asia said 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 airline company said. 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.</div>

Air Asia Indonesia updated statement on missing flight QZ8501

AirAsia Indonesia has confirmed that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 (Surabaya L...