AirAsia Advisory: Indonesia Flight QZ8501 Has Lost Contact

AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 (Surabaya LT) this morning (Sunday, PHL Time).

The flight took off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya at 05.35hours.

The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC. There were two pilots, four flight attendants and one engineer on board.

The captain in command had a total of 20,537 flying hours where 6,053 flying hours with AirAsia Indonesia, and the first officer a total of 2,247 flying hours.

There were 155 passengers on board, with 137 adults, 17 children and 1 infant. Also on board were 2 pilots and 4 cabin crew and 1 engineer.

Nationalities of passengers and crew onboard are as below:

1 Singapore

1 United Kingdom

1 Malaysia

3 South Korea

1 France (First Officer)

155 Indonesia

At this time, search and rescue operations are being conducted under the guidance of the National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia (BASARNAS). AirAsia Indonesia is cooperating fully and assisting the authority in investigation in every possible way.

The aircraft is in airworthy condition and had undergone its last scheduled maintenance on 16 November 2014.

AirAsia has established an Emergency Call Centre that is available for family or friends of those who may have been on board the aircraft. The number is: +622129270811.

AirAsia will release further information as soon as it becomes available. Updated information will also be posted on the AirAsia website, www.airasia.com.