Bad weather has to be something that in consideration at the moment because in this particular part of the world something called Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), Basically ………… very bad weather in this area

There would’ve seen thunder cloud …….. perhaps, and decided to flight around them. There also been some report that they trying to increase some altitude, that’s not confirm, it is very difficult to fly over those storm because this cloud can go up more than 50.000 feet which is high than the aircraft claim anyway.

And they do have very a lot of …….. turbulence in the middle of the noon for aircraft to been broken up by this kind clouds so that’s why you trying to avoid them

For relatives that on board in air asia flight desperately anxious wait for the news. Here in Juanda airport, Surabaya, relatives and friends checking the passengers list ……. After the last contact from the plane 40 minutes since to it flight towards Singapore

Interview, The Airasia plan an airbus 20 similar to this one had taken off from

Surabaya 20 to 30 GMT, Indonesia’s official says that over the Java sea, the Pilot saw permission to change route and fly higher to avoid cloud and nothing more was heard from the plane

Interview, Several major search operation underway for several hours, but its yet

according to the officials there is no signing of any record, ……. searching across wide area more then 100 nautical miles, all ships in the area been the missing plane, The missing aircraft captain has substantial flying experience

This airline has a good safety record and never lost the plane before, The Malaysian business man, who take over the air asia 2001, Tony Fernandes, has tweeted “thank you for all your thought and prays we must stay strong”

Security at Singapore, Changi Airport, is in ensuring that no one get inside that holding area over there where currently friends and families of those on board flight QZ8501 are being held. Media has been come up here all day, there huge interest in this on going investigation as you can imagine

but airport authority have told us that the family and friends of those on board the plane are being regularly brief and no body is allowed in

Here is what we do know, at this stage, the Airplane has lost contact with Air Traffic Control Authority in Indonesia around 42 minutes since to its flight from Surabaya to Singapore, there are 155 people on board, most of them are Indonesian citizens.

What we do know as well is that Indonesian Search and Rescue Team have dispatch ships into the area of the Java Sea that’s where it thoughts the plan was when it lost contact with air traffic control authority in Jakarta. It’s a vast expanses of ocean some 320.000 km, so it is a very difficult procedure and operation for the ships to go out there and conduct a Search and Rescue Operation. It is an investigation that is likely to continue over the next few days

The chief executive of the airline air asia, Tony Fernandes, has tweeted “on my way to Surabaya where most of the passengers are from as with my Indonesian management. Providing information as we get it” he also said that he thought about the passengers and crew.

Meanwhile Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, tweeted that he “called president Indonesia jokowidodo to offer help in this search operation. He added, two RSAF C-130 search and locate aircrafts are on standby. Our minister will follow up.

And the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak tweeted, “very sad to hear that AirAsia Indonesia QZ8501 is missing. My thoughts are with the families. Malaysia stands ready to help.