VP Hopes Missing AirAsia Can Be Found Soon

Jakarta, Dec 29 (Antara) - Indonesian Vice President M Jusuf Kalla hoped that missing AirAsia plane flight QZ 8501 serving Surabaya (East Java)-Singapore route, could be found as soon as possible. "We pray that AirAsia plane that has lost contact, can be found and all passengers and crew survive," Kalla wrote on his official twitter here on Sunday. The Vice President has been informed about the AirAsia plane that has lost contact and he hoped that the aircraft could be discovered soon. Earlier, An AirAsia Flight No. QZ 8501 serving Surabaya (East Java)-Singapore route has lost contact just eight minutes after take-off. The plane lost communication most likely over Kalimantan Island, Farid Indra Nugraha, secretary of Angkasa Pura I airport management company, said here, Sunday. He stated that the plane lost contact likely eight minutes after take-off. Based on the data of Angkasa Pura I, the plane is piloted by Captain Iriyanto, and his crew members include First Officer (FO)Remi Emmanuel Plesel, Wanti Setiawati, Khairunnisa Haidar Fauzi, Oscar Desano, Wismoyo Ari Prambudi and technician Saiful Rakhmad. The plane took off at 05:20 am local time and was scheduled to land at 08:30 Singapore`s time. The flight`s details included registration: PK - AXC QZ 8501, boarding time 04.40 eastern latitude (LT), D/C : 05.25 eastern latitude (LT), Off Chock : 05.27 eastern latitude (LT), Take Off : 05.35 eastern latitude (LT), Eta Sin : 00:35, Crew composition QZ 8501, POB : 138 / 16 / 01 ,BGE :106 Collies / 1305 Kilograms ,CGO : NIL, and lost contact at 9.30 eastern latitude.