An AirAsia flight with 162 passengers and crew on board has lost contact with air traffic control. The flight by the low-cost airline had left the Indonesian city of Surabaya heading to Singapore when it disappeared at 7:24 a.m. Sunday, local time - 42 minutes into its flight, about halfway to its destination.
AirAsia Passenger Jet Missing
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FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2014, photo, an AirAsia Airbus A320 is seen taxiing on the tarmac in Sepang, Malaysia.
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Two members of the Indonesian Navy's Tactical Commanding Operator (TACCO) help with the search for AirAsia flight QZ 8501 on board a CN235 aircraft over Karimun Java, in the Java Sea, Dec. 28, 2014 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
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A Changi Airport staff holds up a sign to direct possible next-of-kins of passengers of AirAsia flight QZ 8501 from Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore, at Changi Airport in Singapore, Dec. 28, 2014.
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Family members of passengers on board AirAsia flight QZ 8501 talk on their phones while waiting for information inside a crisis centre at Juanda Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Dec. 28, 2014 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
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An airport official checks a map of Indonesia at the crisis center set up by local authorities for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Dec. 28, 2014.
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Relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 comfort each other at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Dec. 28, 2014.
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A flight information signboard shows the status of AirAsia flight QZ 8501 from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore at Changi Airport in Singapore, Dec. 28, 2014.
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A man is silhouetted against an electronic sign board instructing relatives and next-of-kin to gather at a holding area at the Changi International Airport in Singapore, where AirAsia Flight 8501 from Surabaya, Indonesia was scheduled to land, Dec. 28, 2014 .
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Family members of passengers on board AirAsia flight QZ 8501 look at a passenger list inside a crisis center at Juanda Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Dec. 28, 2014, in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
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A relative of AirAsia flight QZ8501 passengers weeps as she waits for the latest news on the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Dec. 28, 2014.
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Jiang Hui, a relative of passengers on board the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing on March 8, 2014, watches a TV news about a missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, during their year-end gathering, at his house in Beijing, China, Dec. 28, 2014.
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A search and rescue squad from the Indonesian Airforce prepare to depart on a Puma helicopter to take part in the search for the missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501, from a base in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, Dec. 28, 2014, in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
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Family of passengers onboard AirAsia flight QZ8501 sit at a waiting area in Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, Dec. 28, 2014.
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A relative of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 weeps as she waits for the latest news on the missing jetliner at a crisis center set up by local authority at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Dec. 28, 2014.
