AirAsia plane crash. Fished more than 40 bodies – Television Republic

From the Java Sea was fished more than 40 bodies of victims of the plane crash Malaysian AirAsia line, which on Sunday disappeared from radar, flying from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore – said a spokeswoman for the Indonesian Navy.

On board the Airbus A320-200 were 162 people. Earlier on Tuesday came the information that the Java Sea found the remains of a missing aircraft.

Airbus belonging to the low-cost carrier AirAsia Malaysia disappeared from radar at. 6.17 (0.17 Polish time) on Sunday, flying in dense clouds storm from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. At the time of loss of communication plane they were traveling mostly Indonesians, was probably the Java Sea, between the islands of Borneo and Java.

On Tuesday, the search area is increased beyond the original flight path of the machine. US warship sent there. At least 30 ships and 21 aircraft from Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea searches an area of ​​10 thousand. square miles.

During the ill-fated flight the pilot with the consent of the

Malaysian construction traffic control changed course to miss the storm front. Soon after, he turned to approve an increase of up to 38,000 feet (over 11,580 feet). This consent is not received immediately, because near the ceiling flew on other machines. When the chair. 6.14 local time traffic control allowed it to increase the amount to 34 thousand first. feet (over 10,360 feet), the pilot has no answer.

The storms in this region are a common occurrence at this time of year, and usually does not pose a threat to aircraft. Near the Malaysian machine flew six other aircraft and all safely reach their destination.

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