JAKARTA: Search for missing Malaysian Airline QZ- 8501 suspended on Sunday due to darkness as dusk hit the area.
The Malaysian Airline for Singapore with reportedly 162 passengers on board lost contact with control tower at 07:24hrs (local time) this morning.
Airbus 320-200 from the Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday, AirAsia confirmed the regretful report.
The plane left Juanda International Airport at 5:27 a.m. Sunday (5:27 p.m. Saturday ET) and was due to arrive in Singapore at 8:37 a.m. Sunday (7:37 p.m. ET), according to the website.
AirAsia Indonesia released an updated official statement disclosing the details of passengers and crew members on board of the missing flight QZ-8501 on Sunday morning (December 28).
An AirAsia Airbus 320-200 ‘QZ-8501’ from Surabaya to Singapore with 162 passengers on board lost contact with control tower at 07:24hrs (local time) this morning and still missing amid ongoing search operation, spokesperson had earlier confirmed the regretful report. The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC.
Updated Information:
According to official statement, there were 155 passengers on board, with 138 adults, 16 children and 1 infant. Nationalities of passengers and crew onboard were 156 from Indonesia, 3 South Korean, one each from France, Malaysia and Singapore respectively
Pilots and crew members:
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, statement said.
Rescue and search operations underway:
The Indonesia of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is supervising search and rescue operations were underway for QZ-8501.
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).
Last maintenance:
The aircraft had undergone its last scheduled maintenance on 16 November 2014.
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