As 2014 ends, yet another agonising wait has begun for news of the fate of more than 160 passengers and crew on a missing airline, this time an AirAsia Indonesia Airbus.
AirAsia Indonesia has just posted this message on its website (www.airasia.com):
AIRASIA INDONESIA FLIGHT QZ8501
AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 7:24hrs this morning.
At the present time we unfortunately have no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board but we will keep all parties informed as more information becomes available.
The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC.