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AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore confirmed missing

Published time: December 28, 2014 03:36
Edited time: December 28, 2014 07:10

Air Asia Airbus A320 (AFP Photo)

AirAsia flight number QZ8501, bound from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore, has lost contact with air traffic control, the airline has confirmed. The missing flight is an Airbus A320-200 with up to 162 people on board.

Indonesia air transport authorities have provided details of the plane’s last position.

"We are coordinating with the rescue team and looking for its position. We believe it is somewhere between Tanjung Pandan, a town on Belitung island, and Kalimantan," Indonesia's air transportation director-general Djoko Murjatmodjo stated, as cited by AFP.

Also, air force spokesman Marsma Hadi Tjahjanto confirmed that the Air Force was using the last point of contact to conduct an air search.

Source: http://rt.com/news/218147-air-asia-flight-missing/