AirAsia Indonesia has released information about the 162 passengers
and crew on board Flight QZ8501, which has lost contact with the air
traffic control on Sunday.
The Malaysia-based budget airline said in a statement that there
were two pilots; four flight attendants and one engineer on board the
Airbus A320-200 aircraft with the registration number of PK-AXC.
“The captain in command had a total of 6,100 flying hours and the first officer a total of 2,275 flying hours,’’ it added.
According to to the statement 155 passengers, including 138 adults, 16 children and one infant, were aboard.
It said that the passengers and crew members included one
Singaporean, one Malaysian, one French, three South Koreans, and 156
Indonesians.
Report says search and rescue operations were being conducted under
the guidance of the Indonesia Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
“The aircraft, which was flying from Indonesia’s Surabaya to Singapore, was requesting deviation due to enroute weather.
“However, communication with the aircraft was lost while it was
still under the control of the Indonesian Air Traffic Control (ATC.
“The plane had undergone its last scheduled maintenance on Nov. 16,’’ it noted.
Meanwhile, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said the Malaysian
government would assist AirAsia to help find the missing passenger
plane.
“I have not received much information at this time and I can only confirm that the plane is missing.
“The government will help AirAsia to find the missing plane,’’ Najib told newsmen in Lipis, Pahang.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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