Approximatley 42-minutes after takeoff, the pilot of AirAsia’s flight QZ 8501 asked permission to climb to a higher altitude in order to avoid severe thunderstorms. His request was reportedly denied by Indonesian air-traffic controllers and the plane lost contact and disappeared without a distress call. “Based on our coordinates, we predict that the plane is on the sea, for now it could be in the bottom of the sea,”Soelistyo, head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency, told reporters when asked about the missing plane’s likely location. Passengers included 155 Indonesians, 3 Koreans, and 1 person from Singapore, Britain, Malaysia, and …read more
Source: Business Insider
