JAKARTA (Reuters) - An AirAsia flight from the Indonesian city
of Surabaya to Singapore lost contact with air traffic control on
Sunday, Indonesian media said, citing a Transport Ministry official.
Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 a.m local time. (2317 GMT).
The Airbus 320-200 had 155 passengers and crew on board, another Indonesian Transport official said.
Mustofa said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact.
The flight had been due in Singapore at 8:30 a.m. Singapore time (0030 GMT). The Singapore airport said on its website the status of the flight was "delayed".
Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 a.m local time. (2317 GMT).
The Airbus 320-200 had 155 passengers and crew on board, another Indonesian Transport official said.
Mustofa said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact.
The flight had been due in Singapore at 8:30 a.m. Singapore time (0030 GMT). The Singapore airport said on its website the status of the flight was "delayed".
QZ
8501 took off from Surabaya at 5.20 am local time on Sunday and was
scheduled to land at Changi Airport at 8.30 am, according to Metro TV.
Transport
Ministry official Hadi Mustofa told Indonesian media that the aircraft
lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6.17 am local
time.
He said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost
contact, Reuters reported.
There are reportedly 162 people on board.
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