A search and rescue mission is underway for a missing passenger plane. The air asia flight which is a malaysiabased Budget Airline took off from indonesia and was due to lands in singapore more than seven hours ago. Gerald tan has the latest. Reporter asat the airport pima pima wait of news of their loved one 162 passenger and crew were aboard the flight to singapore. The plane and air bus through 20 lost communications with air Traffic Control 42 minutes after take off. Translator i hope for a miracle and may god save them all. I should have been with them but i canceled two weeks ago as i had something to do. I have two friends on board with five family members. Reporter indonesias Disaster Management authorities quickly set up a Crisis Center at the airport to relay any updates of any developments. Translator we are winding our search radius. The indonesian military, National Search and rescue as well as singapore search and rescue have started to move so have our navigation ships w
Italys coast have now been rescued. We begin with a continuing search for missing air asia plane. It was on its way to singapore from the indonesia with 162 people on board. It is likely that the aircraft is at the bottom of the sea. We have the latest where the plane took off. Reporter another day of anxious waiting for relatives of the people on the missing air asia aircraft. Early in the morning they had a private briefing where the plane took off with 162 people on board. But there is no evidence of what happened to the plane nor where it might be. More aircraft and more ships were sent to the kilometer stretch of the java sea looking for any sign of the airplane. Australia has now joined malaysia and singapore in the operation headed to indonesia. Our coordinates that that we received suggest that its undersea. Reporter theyre looking at the profile of the passengers on board this aircraft, and looking at xrays of the baggage and cargo before this plane took off and the maintenanc
Crack. The painstaking work of women in morocco and why they dont want technology to make it any easier welcome to Al Jazeera America. Thanks so much for joining us this sunday morning. Im morgan radford. Breaking news airasia disappeared over the java sea between indonesia and malacia, on its way from Diego Laxalt Suarez when it lost from Diego Laxalt Suarez, when it from surabaya. Rescue crews are focussing efforts mere belitung island. Airasia said in respect 162 passengers and crew members on board, most indonesian. Gerald tan has more. The airport crisis at srabaya in indonesia, people waiting for news. 162 passengers and crew on board qz8501surabaya in indonesia, people waiting for news. 162 passengers and crew on board qz8501 the plane an airbus 320 lost communications with air Traffic Control 42 minutes after taking off. Bev bev Bantayan Island tcks bel. Tung. Translation we will provide updates of developments on an hourly basis. Reporter at Singapores Changi airport those wai
Sporting ernts coming up plus you could see the difference in the second half. It was not football anymore. It was a struggle for life. Lashing out a team for his teams performance. Details in about 45 minutes time. The search for the missing airasia passenger plane has been called off for the night. The plane was caring 162 people when it went miss okay sunday morning. It left indian e i cant at 5 20s local time en route to sing a pour. It lost contact with air Traffic Controllers 45 minutes after takeoff after the pilots asked to change course to avoid bad weather. Veronka pedrosa reports. Reporter from the air and at sea, an intense search for missing flight airasia qz 8501. The airbus a320 was carrying 162 passengers and crew to singapore. 42 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft lost communications with air traffic control. I hope for a milk and may god save them all . I should have been with them. I cancelled two weeks ago as i had something to do. I had two friends on board with f
Afghanistan. This is be Al Jazeera America, live from new york, im you tonytony harris. Crews are beginning beginning the search for the missing airasia aircraft probably at the bottom of the sea. Family members of the 162 on board are waiting for news of their loved ones but authorities are not giving them any clear information. The plane was heading from surabaya indonesia to singapore when it disappeared over the java sea. Planes and ships are searching over the java sea. Scott heidler has more. In the morning they got a private briefing, where the plane took off with 162 people on board. Annandreass sisterinlaw was on board. We hope the team will find the plane immediately. Reporter but nothing has been found. No evidence pointing to the plane or where it might be. Just after first light more aircraft and more ships were sent to a nearly 200 kilometer stretch of the java sea looking for any sign of the airplane. It is a bigger search area than sundays with more countries involved m