Debris and bodies found floating in the
Investigators further identified a suspicious shadow under the water
which they suspected to be the full remains of the aircraft.
After a previous day of fruitless searching, Indonesian rescuers zeroed
in on the debris on Tuesday afternoon. As of 6:00PM, more than 40
bodies had been recovered.
The routine flight from Indonesia to Singapore vanished midway on the evening of December 28.
Rough weather had previously been reported in the flight path, and while the plane had made a request to fly at higher altitudes, no distress signal was issued before it lost radar contact.
At this time it is still unclear what caused the crash.
The loss of QZ8501 capped a historically awful year for Malaysian aviation.
In March, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished over the Indian Ocean in what remains an aviation mystery. That was followed in July by the loss of MH17 which was reportedly shot down over the Ukraine.
While QZ8501 was technically an Indonesian owned carrier, its parent company, AirAsia is Malaysian and owns a 49% stake.
The loss of QZ8501 is an ongoing story. Stick with CCTVNews on Twitter, Facebook, and Weibo for the latest developments.
The routine flight from Indonesia to Singapore vanished midway on the evening of December 28.
Rough weather had previously been reported in the flight path, and while the plane had made a request to fly at higher altitudes, no distress signal was issued before it lost radar contact.
At this time it is still unclear what caused the crash.
The loss of QZ8501 capped a historically awful year for Malaysian aviation.
In March, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished over the Indian Ocean in what remains an aviation mystery. That was followed in July by the loss of MH17 which was reportedly shot down over the Ukraine.
While QZ8501 was technically an Indonesian owned carrier, its parent company, AirAsia is Malaysian and owns a 49% stake.
The loss of QZ8501 is an ongoing story. Stick with CCTVNews on Twitter, Facebook, and Weibo for the latest developments.
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