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Air Asia Flight Bound for Singapore Lost Contact with Air Traffic: Report
The Straight Times ^ | (Sunday) December 28, 2014

Posted on 12/27/2014 7:44:11 PM PST by kristinn

An Air Asia plane travelling from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control, Indonesia's Metro TV reported on Sunday. - See more at:

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...He said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact, Reuters reported.

There are reportedly 162 people on board.

(Excerpt) Read more at straitstimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airasia; airbus; airplane; asia; breaking; indonesia; pkaxc; qz8501; rop; singapore; terrorism
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To: Steelfish

They don’t even switch their feed to Sky News when there is a breaking story in Europe or the UK. News Corp has news stations all around the world like CNN all it would involve is a news director flipping a switch in the control room.


21 posted on 12/27/2014 8:00:36 PM PST by LukeL
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To: kristinn

Was President Obama ‘on vacation’ in Hawaii the last time this happened? Just asking. I’m starting to think these people are being held captive somewhere, maybe sold to the Saudi’s as indentured servants.


22 posted on 12/27/2014 8:02:39 PM PST by lee martell
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To: kristinn

Unfortunately, this flight, like MH370 this won’t end well. Praying for all the passengers aboard this flight..praying for a miracle


23 posted on 12/27/2014 8:02:43 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: All
ABC News via Twitter at 10:59 p.m. EST:


24 posted on 12/27/2014 8:02:58 PM PST by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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To: kristinn

Unusual route requested? Sounds like hijacking.


25 posted on 12/27/2014 8:03:37 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: kristinn

Maybe a joint-op by CNN and Sony...??? Jeh will try to muscle in there, too, I figger...


26 posted on 12/27/2014 8:03:48 PM PST by gaijin
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To: kristinn

Prayers.


27 posted on 12/27/2014 8:04:22 PM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: kristinn

CNN=it’s in the black hole.


28 posted on 12/27/2014 8:04:22 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: kristinn

Not another one!


29 posted on 12/27/2014 8:05:46 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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Steve Herman, Voice of America via Twitter:

Reported nationalities of those on board #QZ8501: 149 Indonesians, 3 Koreans, 1 Singaporean, 1 Briton, 1 Malaysian.

30 posted on 12/27/2014 8:08:54 PM PST by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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To: BuckeyeTexan

A reporter for CNN tweeted out that there was some thunderstorms and bad weather in the area, perhaps the pilot was trying to re-route out of that area because he saw it coming


31 posted on 12/27/2014 8:09:18 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: BuckeyeTexan
Unusual route requested? Sounds like hijacking.

Could be. The weather in the area was reported to be ok, maybe a chance of thunderstorms. A lot of bad things can happen quickly around thunderstorms.
It would be nice to know what was ‘unusual’ about the request.
It probably does not have enough fuel to go far.
TWB

32 posted on 12/27/2014 8:10:17 PM PST by TWhiteBear (Sarah Palin, the Flame of the North)
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To: kristinn
Some news here.
33 posted on 12/27/2014 8:10:42 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: kristinn

Looks like less than 900 miles N/W to Singapore and relatively close to land compared to last search area.


34 posted on 12/27/2014 8:11:07 PM PST by umgud (I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
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To: kristinn

Looks like less than 900 miles N/W to Singapore and relatively close to land compared to last search area.


35 posted on 12/27/2014 8:11:07 PM PST by umgud (I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
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To: umgud

The last tracking point for QZ8501 shows it at 750 ft instead of 23000 ft — in heavy weather.


36 posted on 12/27/2014 8:13:06 PM PST by CatOwner
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To: kristinn

If I am not mistaken an Adam Air B-737 went missing in Indonesia around this time seven years ago. Just completely disappeared as I recall. Unfortunately aviation safety standards in Indonesia are simply not of the highest standard.


37 posted on 12/27/2014 8:13:16 PM PST by PotatoHeadMick
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To: lee martell

You’re right. Very strange that he’s in Hawaii just like last time Indonesian muslimes hijacked a plane.


38 posted on 12/27/2014 8:14:43 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: fatima

The Airbus 320-200 had 155 passengers and crew on board, another Indonesian Transport official said.

Mustofa said the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact.

The flight had been due in Singapore at 8:30 a.m. Singapore time (0030 GMT).

The Singapore airport said on its website the status of the flight was “delayed”.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102297363#.


39 posted on 12/27/2014 8:16:04 PM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: CatOwner

It’s 12:17 pm there right now. That’s east coast +13 hrs.


40 posted on 12/27/2014 8:16:35 PM PST by umgud (I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
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