By Josey Wales

Just hours ago the wreckage of flight AirAsia QZ8501 was discovered off the Belitung Islands. I have added a passenger list at the end of this article.

Air Asia flight crashes in Java Sea AirAsia flight QZ 8501 from Indonesia to Singapore crashes Airbus 320 took off from Surabaya (Indonesia) at 5.20 am local time and was scheduled to land at Singapore’s Changi airport at 8.30 am.

An Indonesian transport official confirmed the plane was an Airbus 320-200 and that seven crew and 155 passengers were on board. Indonesian TV are reporting there were 149 Indonesians, three Koreans, one Singaporean, one Briton and one Malaysian on board.

The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC. At this time, search and rescue operations are in progress and AirAsia is cooperating fully and assisting the rescue service.

As you are about to see in the video below Dahboo7 has discovered a leaked screen shot of the location where the plane went down.

Right now the cause is suspected to be weather related.

I will be updating this post throughout the day as more information becomes available. 

Over 40 bodies have been recovered from the missing AirAsia flight, the Indonesian Navy said. Objects resembling parts of the plane, as well as what was thought to be the plane’s outline underwater, were seen in the search area.

 

AirAsia QZ8501 Wreck FOUND Under Ocean : Dead Bodies Floating in Sea near Belitung Island (VIDEO)   

Updated Video report!

 

AIRASIA QZ 8501 WRECKAGE FOUND | AIRASIA QZ 8501 WRECKAGE FOUND | AIR ASIA CRASHED IN SEA NEAR.Indonesian officials tell local TV ‘victims’ spotted near site where AirAsia plane,Belitung Island .Indonesian television showed footage of objects floating in the Java Sea on Tuesday which an official said could be part of the AirAsia jet presumed to have crashed in shallow waters off the Indonesian coast. Local media also reported the sighting of what is thought to be a bodies floating in the water.

Telegraph reporter Tom Phillips tweeted that Indonesian TV reported that six victims have been found.

Indonesian TV showed two relatively large objects, one orange and one grey or brown, floating on the surface. The largest appeared to be several meters in length. Indonesian media reported an air force official sighting suspected bodies, life vest, luggage, and plane debris off the west coast of Kalimantan.

Indonesian officials coming off a helicopter in Pangkalan Bun say they spotted several bodies floating in waters near where the missing AirAsia flight was last seen.

The bodies were brought to an Indonesian navy ship.

“As we approached, the body seemed bloated,” said First Lieutenant Tri Wibowo, who was on board a Hercules during the search operation, was quoted by the Kompas.com website as saying.

The sighting of the bodies was not confirmed, but Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Agency chief said he is “95 percent sure” that the debris is from the missing aircraft.

An Airbus A320-200 carrying 162 people and operated by Indonesia AirAsia disappeared in poor weather on Sunday morning during a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore.

“The debris is red and white,” Djoko Murjatmodjo, acting director general of air transportation at the transportation ministry, told reporters. “We are checking if it’s debris from the aircraft. It’s probably from the body of the aircraft.”

Based on the size and colouring of the debris, it was likely to be part of the missing jet, Murjatmodjo added.

An Indonesia senior aviation official said the debris spotted “can be confirmed” to be from the AirAsia jet.

“For the time being it can be confirmed that it’s the AirAsia plane and the transport minister will depart soon to Pangkalan Bun,” Djoko Murjatmodjo, Indonesia’s director general of civil aviation, told AFP.

Tony Fernandes, global CEO of AirAsia, tweeted that he is heading to Surbaya.

Family members of the passengers of missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501 are being called in to meet with officials at the search and rescue headquarters in Surabaya, TV One reported Tuesday. Video from the scene showed distraught family members entering the building huddled against throngs of cameras surrounding the briefing area.

 

AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, to Singapore lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday morning. Based on official data, the Airbus 320 flight had 162 people on board, comprising 138 adult passengers, 16 children and one baby and seven crew members.

Below is the list of names of passengers aboard QZ8501, the information comes from the list on display at the AirAsia Crisis Center post at Juanda airport:

1. Viona Florensia Abraham.

2. Siau Alain Octavianus

3. Sri Ratri Andriani

4. Sri Vincencia Andrijany

5. Sharon Michelle Ang

6. Steven Michael Ng

7. Ong Anelina

8. Lindawati Anggara

9. Monica Anggraini

10. Linda Anggreni

11. Santiago Jasmine Rose Ann

12. Jayden Cruz Ardhi

13. Reggy Ardhi

14. Yuni Astutik

15. Thirza Aurelia

16. Djarot Biantoro

17. Kevin Biantoro

18. Gani Chandra

19. Chi Man Choi

20. Zoe Man Suen Choi

21. Marianne Claudia Ardhi

22. Michelle Clemency Ardhi

23. The Darmaji

24. Inda Djani

25. Kaylee C. Djomi

26. Martinus Djomi

27. Angeline Esther Emmanuel

28. Ernawati

29. Musaba Evientri Wahab

30. Edward Febriantus

31. Joe Jeng Fei

32. Andrian Fernando

33. Susilo Gani

34. Justin Giovanni

35. Nico Giovanni

36. Feilensia Sularmo Go

37. David Gunawan

38. Jie Charly Gunawan

39. Jie Stephanie Gunawan

40. Jie Steven Gunawan

41. Jie Stevie Gunawan

42. Kayla Audrey Gunawan

43. Kenneth Mathew Gunawan

44. Hendra Gunawan Syawal

45. Hindarto Halim

46. Hayati Luftiah Hamid

47. Finna Handayani

48. Rony Handoyo

49. Sukiatma Haripin

50. Prawira Harja Subagio

51. David Hartono

52. Caroline Harwon Lioe

53. Juliana Ho

54. Christanto Leoma Hutama

55. Jo Indri

56. Monita Wahyuni Jauw

57. Jessica

58. Ang Mie Jong

59. Shiane Josal

60. Kosuma Chandra Kho

61. Vera Chandra Kho

62. Sesha Aldi Krisputra

63. Felicia Sabrina Krisputri

64. Kristiyono

65. Nelson Kusuma

66. Wirantono Kusumo

67. Kyung Hwa Lee

68. Indahju Liangsih

69. Fransisca Lanny Winat Liem

70. Ekawati Ligo

71. Yan Koen Lim

72. Susandhini Limam

73. Juanita Limantara

74. Grayson Herbert Linaksita

75. Kathleen Fulvia Linaksita

76. Tony Linaksita

77. Sri Linggarwati

78. Megawati

79. Merry

80. Abdullah Muttaqin

81. Andrian Noventus

82. Donna Indah Nurwatie

83. Lanny Octavani

84. Jimmy Sentosa Winata Oei

85. Denny Octavianus

86. Sherlly Ong

87. Soamik Saeran Pai

88. Seongbeom Park

89. Gusti Ayu Putriyan Permata

90. Andri Wijaya Poo

91. Christien Aulia Pornomo

92. Feyny Yufina Pornomo

93. Ruth Natalia M Puspitasari

94. Gusti Ayu Madi Keish Putri

95. Mulyahadikusuma Ranudiwjojo

96. Ria Ratna Sari

97. Siri Romlah

98. Fandi Santoso

99. Karina Santoso

100. Nikolas Theo Santoso

101. Lia Sari

102. Yonathan Sebastian

103. Samuel Joyo Sentoso

104. Mawin Sholeh

105. Soetikno Sia

106. Gusti Made Bobi Sidartha

107. Chung Hei Sii

108. Elbert Soesilo

109. Aris Soetanto

110. Lina Soetanto

111. Cindy Clarissa Soetjipto

112. Kevin Alexander Soetjipto

113. Rudy Soetjipto

114. Yenni Soewono

115. Budi Su

116. Kartika Dewi Sukianto

117. Sulastri

118. Hanny Suryaatmaja

119. Djoko Suseno

120. Naura Kanita Rosada Suseno

121. Susiyah

122. Hermanto Tanus

123. The Meiji Thejakusuma

124. Hendra Theodorus

125. Raynaldi Theodorus

126. Winoya Theodorus

127. Suriani Usin

128. Soesilo Utomo

129. Eny Wahyuni

130. Oktaria Wen

131. Bhima Aly Wicaksana

132. Andreas Widjaja

133. Djoko Satryo Tanoe Widjaja

134. Eko Widjaja

135. Florentina Maria Widodo

136. Nanang Priyo Widodo

137. Anna Widyawati

138. Alfred Widjaya

139. Bob Hartanto Wijaya

140. Marilyn Wijaya

141. William Wijaya

142. Indar Prasetyo Wijaya Kwee

143. Boby Hartanto Winata

144. Ingrid Jessica Winata

145. Natalina Wuntarjo

146. Indri Yani

147. Jou Yongki

148. Elisabeth Youvita

149. Brian Youvito

150. Jou Christine Yuanita

151. Albertus Eka Surya Yulianto

152. Indra Yulianto

153. Stephanie Yulianto

154. Indah Yuni

In the article I wrote yesterday, Busted: AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes dumped 944,800 shares 1 Day Before Flight Disappeared (Video)

I stated it would be interesting to see a passenger list, well it is still not clear what, if any, connection any of these passengers may have had with government agencies that could have made them a target.

Was this a weather related accident? I will be researching and reporting back on what if any connections any of these passangers had that would have made them a target.

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