Another plane missing

Chris_from_Sidcup

An Air Asia flight travelling from Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control with over 150 people on board. Not a good year for air travel. Hopefully they'll be found safe, but these things rarely end well.

Dazzler21

Oh dear! This is getting silly now! How many flights can just dissappear?

iaitch

Are/were all these planes Air Asia?

mistrollingin

I think the first two were Air Malaysia.

nth_london_addick

Tony fernendez owns that company doesn't he

iaitch

mistrollingin said:

I think the first two were Air Malaysia.

Thanks, I knew the first two were the same company but wasn't sure if they were Air Asia too.

Chris_from_Sidcup

nth london addick said:

Tony fernendez owns that company doesn't he

Yes.

Tony Fernandes @tonyfernandes · 2h 2 hours ago
On my way to Surabaya where most of the passangers are from as with my Indonesian management. Providing information as we get it.

smiffyboy

nth london addick said:

Tony fernendez owns that company doesn't he

Yes mate he does, reports saying the pilot asked to climb higher due to poor weather conditions.

Stig

Dazzler21 said:

Oh dear! This is getting silly now! How many flights can just dissappear?

It's only Wikipedia, but according to this listing their have been less serious incidents this year than any other dating back to 1985.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft

nth_london_addick

God bless all those poor families, what a burden to bear for mr fernendez

Not going to end year well this news

Chris_from_Sidcup

Search called off for the night due to poor weather and darkness

Chris_from_Sidcup

Debris and bodies found in the water

nth_london_addick

atleast this one will have closure RIP the poor souls lost

smiffyboy

RIP all those on board