The hunt for a missing AirAsia passenger plane appeared over Tuesday as wreckage and dozens of bodies were spotted at sea off Indonesia, prompting raw scenes of emotion from sobbing relatives of the 162 people aboard.
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Debris of Missing AirAsia Flight Found, Say Officials
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Updated : December 31, 2014 12:59 am IST
Debris spotted today during an aerial search for AirAsia flight QZ8501 is from the missing plane, Indonesia's director general of civil aviation said. An AFP photographer on the search plane that spotted the debris said he had seen objects in the sea resembling a life raft, life jackets and long orange tubes as they flew just 500 feet (150 metres) above the water.
Dec 31, 2014 00:59 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday offered condolences to the families of those on AirAsia flight QZ8501 after the airlines confirmed that its debris had been spotted in the sea.
Dec 31, 2014 00:36 (IST)
The mystery of Indonesia's missing airliner was partly solved on Tuesday, when rescue teams retrieved and tallied a grim inventory of bodies and debris from the plane off the coast of southwestern Borneo.
Dec 31, 2014 00:21 (IST)
AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes on Tuesday expressed his grief to the relatives of the 162 passengers and crew who were on board Flight QZ8501 after wreckage and bodies were spotted at sea.
Dec 30, 2014 21:15 (IST)
Indonesian rescue teams said Tuesday that they had found bodies and what appeared to be debris from the AirAsia plane that vanished shortly after taking off from the airport here Sunday.
Dec 30, 2014 18:40 (IST)
Philippine officials say an AirAsia Zest plane with 159 passengers and crew members overshot a runway in a central province after landing in windy weather from Manila.
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Dec 30, 2014 17:10 (IST)
An air force plane on Tuesday spotted a "shadow" on the seabed believed to be the missing AirAsia jet, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency chief said.
Dec 30, 2014 17:09 (IST)
Relatives of passengers on AirAsia flight QZ8501 began crying hysterically and fainting Tuesday as Indonesian television footage showed a body floating in the sea during aerial searches for the plane.
Dec 30, 2014 15:48 (IST)
The hunt for a missing AirAsia passenger plane appeared over Tuesday as wreckage and dozens of bodies were spotted at sea off Indonesia, prompting raw scenes of emotion from sobbing relatives of the 162 people aboard.
Dec 30, 2014 15:11 (IST)
More than 40 bodies retrieved in AirAsia search, says Indonesian navy: Agence France-Presse
Dec 30, 2014 14:17 (IST)
Families of the missing AirAsia passengers reacting to news reports of debris and bodies being found in the sea off Indonesia (AFP photo)
Dec 30, 2014 14:08 (IST)
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Dec 30, 2014 13:55 (IST)
"God blessed us today," Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency chief Bambang Soelistyo told reporters at a press conference. "At 12:50 the air force Hercules found an object described as a shadow at the bottom of the sea in the form of a plane," he said.
Dec 30, 2014 13:42 (IST)
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Dec 30, 2014 13:40 (IST)
Al Jazeera quoted officials from the presser saying that the exit door of the plane has been found along with visuals of a shadow under the sea which they say could be the missing plane
Below, a family member of a missing AirAsia passenger breaks down at the presser (AFP photo)
Below, a family member of a missing AirAsia passenger breaks down at the presser (AFP photo)
Dec 30, 2014 13:25 (IST)
"The body seemed bloated," said First Lieutenant Tri Wibowo who was on board a Herculesaircraft during the search operation, reported the Kompas.com website.
Dec 30, 2014 13:24 (IST)
Indonesian Air Force crew members take part in the search and rescue operation at the site
(AFP photo)
(AFP photo)
Dec 30, 2014 13:15 (IST)
Debris is 'From AirAsia Plane': Indonesian Civil Aviation Chief
Debris spotted Tuesday during an aerial search for AirAsia flight QZ8501 is from the missing plane, Indonesia's director general of civil aviation told AFP.
(Image credit: Agence France-Presse)
Debris spotted Tuesday during an aerial search for AirAsia flight QZ8501 is from the missing plane, Indonesia's director general of civil aviation told AFP.
(Image credit: Agence France-Presse)
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