Search halted for the day for missing AirAsia jet, to begin again at 7am tomorrow

Rescuers scouring the Java Sea for a missing AirAsia plane with 162 aboard halted their search at nightfall on Sunday, Indonesia’s transport ministry said.

“We ended at 5:30 pm (1030 GMT) because it was getting dark. The weather was also not too good as it was getting really cloudy,” transport ministry official Hadi Mustofa told AFP.

Search“Tomorrow we will begin at 7 am, or even earlier than that if the weather is good,” he added.

Missing flight: AirAsia releases information on passengers, crew on board

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.

AirAsia plane with 162 onboard missing en route to Singapore

Rescuers scoured the Java Sea for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people which went missing in bad weather Sunday en route from Indonesia to Singapore, the third crisis for a Malaysian carrier this year.

Air traffic controllers lost contact with the Airbus A320-200 around an hour after it left Juanda international airport at Surabaya in east Java, at 5:20am (2220 GMT Saturday).

It was scheduled to arrive in Singapore at 8:30am (0030 GMT).

Football Star, Ejike Uzoenyi weds

Enugu, the coal city was turned upside down yesterday, when Nigeria international, Ejike Uzoenyi took to the altar his heartthrob Chioma at the popular St. Brigid’s Catholic Church, Asata Enugu, in a mass service jointly celebrated by Monsignor Anthony Okafor and Rev. Fr Daniel Iloka.

Ejike Uzoenyi with his wife Chioma hugging his football mentor and coordinator, Pepsi Football Academy Enugu, high chief Edwin Eze

PHOTOS: Genevieve Nnaji now Mbaise Chief

Renowned actress, Genevieve Nnaji has been honoured with a chief title by her place of origin, Mbaise in Imo State - Eze Ada 1 of Amuzu Nweafor, Nwanyi Mbaise.