AirAsia flight loses contact with air traffic control between Indonesia and Singapore

Indonesian transport ministry says flight QZ8501, with 162 people on board, had asked for an unusual route before losing contact 4.23pm AEST According to local media, most of the passengers on the plane are Indonesian. There is one Briton, according to Associated Press: A Briton is on board an AirAsia plane which has gone missing on its way from Indonesia to Singapore. The British person is among six crew and 155 passengers on flight QZ8501, the general manager of Surabaya's Juanda airport told ...