AirAsia’s Chief Executive Tony Fernandes. Pic: AP.
The news of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 compounds terrible memories for Malaysians, as earlier this year Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 vanished and MH17 was shot down over Ukraine.
On social media, Malaysians have expressed their shock over today’s developments, at the end of what has been a tragic year for aviation in the country.
“#PrayForQZ8501 , 2014 has almost come to an end, but this kind of tragedy still happened … I hope the passengers in the flight are safe,” wrote one Twitter user.
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia lost contact with flight QZ8501 heading from Surabaya, Indonesia …read more
Source: Asian Correspondent
