Kuala
Lumpur – AirAsia Indonesia has released information about the 162 passengers
and crew on board Flight QZ8501, which has lost contact with the air traffic
control on Sunday.
The
Malaysia-based budget airline said in a statement that there were two pilots;
four flight attendants and one engineer on board the Airbus A320-200 aircraft
with the registration number of PK-AXC.
“The
captain in command had a total of 6,100 flying hours and the first officer a
total of 2,275 flying hours,’’ it added.
According
to to the statement 155 passengers, including 138 adults, 16 children and one
infant, were aboard.
It said
that the passengers and crew members included one Singaporean, one Malaysian,
one French, three South Koreans, and 156 Indonesians.
Report
says search and rescue operations were being conducted under the guidance of
the Indonesia Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
“The
aircraft, which was flying from Indonesia’s Surabaya to Singapore, was requesting
deviation due to enroute weather.
“However,
communication with the aircraft was lost while it was still under the control
of the Indonesian Air Traffic Control (ATC.
“The
plane had undergone its last scheduled maintenance on Nov. 16,’’ it noted.
Meanwhile,
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said the Malaysian government would assist
AirAsia to help find the missing passenger plane.
“I have
not received much information at this time and I can only confirm that the
plane is missing.
“The
government will help AirAsia to find the missing plane,’’ Najib told newsmen in
Lipis, Pahang. (Xinhua/NAN)
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