SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – According to reports an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people lost contact with ground control while flying over the Java Sea. The Singapore-bound plane had taken off from the provincial city of Surabaya in Indonesia, and lost contact with air traffic control at 7:24am Singaporean local time, nearly two hours after take-off.
Both countries are now conducting a major search and rescue operation for flight QZ8501. There was no update on the plane’s whereabouts more than six hours after it went missing.
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