"At 7:30 a.m local time, IDMCC of the Basarnas receives report of the Air Asia Airbus 320 from Surabaya to Singapore which was reportedly missing around the Kumai Bay at 6:17 a.m local time," according to a press statement of the Basarnas on Sunday.
According to air traffic control officer of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, the last coordinates of the contact plane at 03:09:15 location south latitude and 111.28.21 east longitude.
The plane was supposed to enter the airspace of Singapore at 6:52 a.m local time.
Meanwhile, Corporate Secretary Angkasa Pura I Farid Indra Nugraha when contacted in Gresik, on Sunday confirmed the plane has lost contact
"Yes, that is right AirAsia plane has lost contact," he said.
He said the aircraft was estimated to be lost eight minutes after takeoff.
Based on the data the aircraft was commanded by Captain Iriyanto and crew namely Remi, Emmanuel Plesel, Wanti Setiawati, Khairunnisa Haidar Fauzi, Oscar Desano, Wismoyo Ari Prambudi and technician Saiful Rakhmad.
(UU.A063/B/KR-BSR/B003)
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