Flight QZ8501: Indonesia transport minister says will review AirAsia ops

Indonesia’s transport minister said Monday the government would review AirAsia’s operations in the Southeast Asian country following the disappearance of a plane carrying 162 people. “We will do a ground check as well as a review of AirAsia’s operations in Indonesia to ensure that all of its activities are better in the future,” Ignasius Jonan told reporters. [caption id=“attachment_2020089” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] A staff member holding the a sign with the missing flight number. Reuters[/caption] The Airbus A320-200 disappeared Sunday en route from Surabaya in Indonesia’s east Java to Singapore, after the crew requested a change of flight plan due to stormy weather, in the third crisis for a Malaysian carrier this year. AirAsia, which has never suffered a fatal accident, said the missing jet last underwent maintenance on November 16. AFP