Photos: Anxious wait for relatives as search resumes for AirAsia flight QZ8501
In the third air incident connected to Malaysia this year, an AirAsia plane with 162 people on board went missing on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore.
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People walk past a sign board instructing relatives and next-of-kin to gather at a holding area at the Changi International Airport where AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya was scheduled to land on Sunday 28 December, 2014 in Singapore. In the third air incident connected to Malaysia this year, an AirAsia plane with 162 people on board went missing on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. Associated Press
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Air Asia CEO Tony Fernandes (L) sits beside Indonesia Air Asia CEO Sunu Widyatmoko (R) as they hold a news conference at Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport December 28, 2014. Indonesia called off a search for the plane until first light: Reuters
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Indonesia’s vice-president Jusuf Kalla (L) monitors progress in the search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 during a visit to the National Search and Rescue Agency in Jakarta. Reuters
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Two members of the Indonesian Navy’s Tactical Commanding Operator (TACCO) help with the search for AirAsia flight QZ 8501 on board a CN235 aircraft over Karimun Java, in the Java Sea. Reuters
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Family members of passengers on board AirAsia flight QZ 8501 look at a passenger list inside a crisis centre at Juanda Airport in Surabaya, East Java. The flight had 162 people on board including crew members. Reuters
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Families of passengers onboard the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 react at a waiting area in Juanda International Airport, Surabaya. Reuters
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Relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 wait for news on the missing jetliner at a crisis center set up by local authority at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Associated Press
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A relative of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 weeps as she waits for the latest news on the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Associated Press
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