The hunt for AirAsia flight QZ8501 has begun for a third day, with the search area now expanding far beyond the planes original flight path. Countries around the region as well as the US, France and Australia are joining the search over the Java sea. The Airbus A320-200, carrying 162 people, disappeared on Sunday shortly after leaving Surabaya in eastern Java on its way to Singapore. The pilots last contact was a request to divert around bad weather. Indonesian officials say air traffic control approved one request, then gave clearance to a second request two to three minutes later for the plane to climb. No reply was received from the plane, which then disappeared from radar. No trace has been found despite a two-day search.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:34:00 +0000
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