Foo Posted December 28, 2014 AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact with air traffic controlPosted 10 minutes agoSun 28 Dec 2014, 12:13pmAn AirAsia plane with 161 people on board lost contact with air traffic control en route from Indonesia to Singapore this morning, the airline has confirmed. AirAsia said a search and research operation has been launched. "The AirAsia flight flying from Surabaya to Singapore lost contact with Jakarta at 7:55am (local time)," Indonesian transport ministry spokesman JA Barata said. The Airbus plane left Juanda International Airport in Surabaya in east Java at 5:20am and was expected to arrive in Singapore at 8:30am (local time). The transport ministry the plane was carrying six crew and 155 passengers, including 138 adults, 16 children and a baby. Indonesian media are reporting the flight had 149 Indonesians, three Koreans, one Singaporean, one Briton and one Malaysian person on board. ABC Live Coverage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites