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AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact with air traffic control

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10 minutes agoSun 28 Dec 2014, 12:13pm

An 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

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