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Air Asia Confirms Lost Contact With Indonesia Flight After Crew Asked For "Unusual Route", 155 Passengers On Board

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An Air Asia Indonesia flight from Surabaya in east Java to Singapore carrying 155 passengers has gone missing, Air Asia has confirmed. As Bloomberg reported, the flight departed Surabaya at 5:20am local time and lost contact soon after... Contact was lost at 6:17 a.m. local time (23:17 GMT on Saturday), after the crew asked for an “unusual route.” The latest discussions are that the loss of contact could be weather-related.

 

As Reuters reports...

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 155 people on board, Reuters reports.

 

The plane lost contact with Jakarta air traffic control on Sunday, Indonesian media said, citing Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa.

 

Mustofa said the contact was lost at 6:17 a.m. local time (23:17 GMT on Saturday), after the crew asked for an “unusual route.”

 

According to an unnamed Indonesian transport official, there are 155 passengers and crew aboard the plane.

 

The flight was due to land in Singapore at 8:30 a.m. local time (00:30 GMT) and was listed as “delayed.”

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The missing flight's path before losing contact..

 

and while previous flight paths show fading coverage, it would have been picked up again by now...

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Air Asia has confirmed via the following statement...

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The latest thoughts are that the disappearance could be weather-related...

There have been 85 large aircraft disappearances since 1948...

 

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Sun, 12/28/2014 - 05:31 | 5598351 observer007
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#QZ8501

 What’s the background of AirAsia?

This is what pilot said before aircraft was lost

LATEST NEWS on QZ8501

http://tersee.com/#!q=QZ8501&t=text

 

Air Asia is a Malaysian Carrier

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 07:54 | 5598409 Nestor Makhno
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Putin has already released evidential proof it was the ukie air force....

 

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 08:27 | 5598430 Spectre
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This will be your typical accident with severe thunderstorms as the starter, leading to pilot error in the end.  The pilot requesting a higher altitude in and around imbedded t-storms, wanted clear of it and gaining altitude was the immediate choice.

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 08:39 | 5598437 observer007
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#QZ8501

Malaysia's Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai dismissed claims that wreckage of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 was found, media reported Sunday.

 

LATEST NEWS on QZ8501

http://tersee.com/#!q=QZ8501&t=text

 

Air Asia is a Malaysian Carrier

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 08:57 | 5598447 NubianSundance
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Airbus software issues involved here? There are several annotated stories of pilots losing control of Airbus planes due to software interference, particularly in unusual situations.

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 09:00 | 5598455 cyberfossil
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I don't know but please see my comment above--you may have a  valid theory.

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 09:06 | 5598460 loregnum
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Hmm, so who is going to be blamed? Russia? ISIS? North Korea? Someone surely will be.

I think the lesson learned here is to not fly out of Malaysia or on airlines that originate from there. Seem to either a) have bad luck b) be easy targets or c) are incompetent.

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:11 | 5598553 mototard
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The flight was not scheduled to start or finish in Malaysia and it was not a Malaysian aircraft.  No lesson to be learned about Malaysia aircraft.

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 09:08 | 5598462 alexmark2013
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12/28/2014 -- Flight RADAR of "Crashed" Air Asia Airbus A320 flight QZ8501 http://investmentwatchblog.com/12282014-flight-radar-of-crashed-air-asia-airbus-a320-flight-qz8501/
Sun, 12/28/2014 - 09:14 | 5598473 gwingo
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Kim did it. Hacked the black box too.

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:20 | 5598575 1stepcloser
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No no Katie Perry wasn't on board

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 09:15 | 5598476 youngman
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There are also a lot of ships in this area and fishermen....thousands of boats....they will find this fast....if there is a debris field....which there should be...

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 09:39 | 5598501 Lumberjack
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Having seen another comment here, (and with down votes expected), I see that malaysia and israel have a very frosty relationship. I'm not suggesting whodunit, but facts are facts.

http://fpif.org/malaysias-relationship-israel-gets-frostier/

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 09:41 | 5598511 yellowsub
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How much is the Malaysian gov't paid to allow another one?

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:09 | 5598548 mototard
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It is an Air INDONESIA flight, not from Malaysia.  It was going to Singapore, not Malaysia......

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:13 | 5598562 Lumberjack
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I was referring to two other incidents.

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:27 | 5598583 Lumberjack
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These are momentous times for Indonesia: A new president has just been elected and will assume office in October. Based on his record as Governor of Jakarta, the president elect, Joko Widodo, appears to have some of the characteristics of a radical, just what is needed to effect the major changes necessary to bring Indonesia as the second “I” into the community of BRIC countries (i.e., Brazil, Russia, India, and China). For this and other reasons, the relationship between Israel and Indonesia is worthy of attention. Yet, Israel and Indonesia are two nations whose relations?due to political circumstances?have yet to fulfill their enormous potential.

Source: middle east institute

http://www.mei.edu/content/map/israel-and-indonesia-window-opportunity

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:13 | 5598558 reader2010
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There is a price to pay for not being a part of Pivotal to Asia shit. Mafia boss man wants to make that point crystal clear. 

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:17 | 5598568 1stepcloser
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Can wait for CNN's 3 months of non stop coverage

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:45 | 5598610 JawsMusic
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Rumor has it the banker on board just bought a nail gun.

 

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:48 | 5598611 goldenbuddha454
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Weather aside, Standard procedure for any plane that wants to deviate from its route would be to ask the first question:

WHY DO YOU NEED TO DEVIATE?!!!!!

 

 

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:56 | 5598622 smacker
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A burning question is whether this A320 plane (6+ years old) was fitted with the modified "pitot tubes" recommended by Airbus after Air France AF447 went down in the Atlantic...

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:55 | 5598623 a common man
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wreckage found local news reports.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57mmAWf3-B0

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 10:58 | 5598624 Crazy Canuck
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This should be good for another boost to eurotrash GDP - gota replace the plane

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 11:10 | 5598655 observer007
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#QZ8501

 What’s the background of AirAsia?

Missing AirAsia plane: strange parallels with MH370

The mysterious disappearance of AirAsia flight QZ8501 is the second case of its kind this year after MH370 vanished in March

 

LATEST NEWS on QZ8501

http://tersee.com/#!q=QZ8501&t=text

 

Air Asia is a Malaysian Carrier

 

 

 


Sun, 12/28/2014 - 12:41 | 5598865 smacker
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"Missing AirAsia plane: strange parallels with MH370"

I don't see many parallels except the geographical location and that both planes were Malaysian. It may have more in common with AF447 in the Atlantic.

If the A320 wreckage is not found quickly and it appears to have disappeared like MH-370, I might change my mind. Meanwhile, I'm taking the view that the plane was lost due to stormy weather which the pilot may not have been well trained how to deal with, especially if he suffered a stall.

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 11:24 | 5598680 Michiko
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The search is stopped for today.

Another news,

Briton on AirAsia QZ8501 believed to be Indonesia-based energy executive

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/briton-on-airasia-qz8501/1...

 

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 12:32 | 5598833 b a n n e d
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Soon to be seen in ukrain, another false flag crash site in ukrain!

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 12:48 | 5598858 Boogity
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Perhaps Obumbler's personal "fixer" Reggie should check Anderson Cooper's gaping bunghole.  Both missing planes are probably hidden in there along with the Buk missile system that supposedly shot down MH17.  

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 14:35 | 5599153 Shitgum Suicide
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If this doesn't wake people up to the fact we are and have been
lied to for far much longer than we want to admit then I don't know what will. In that case then we are officially fucked.
Write it down. Take a picture. I don't give a fuuuuuck!

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