AirAsia plane missing in Indonesia
December 28 2014
A plane from low-cost airline AirAsia has gone missing in Indonesia. On board flight QZ8501 are 155 passengers and 7 crew members.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, took off from the Indonesian city of Surabaya and was on its way to Singapore. About 40 minutes after takeoff, the control tower in Surabaya lost contact with the aircraft. The aircraft would then have flown above the Java Sea. A rescue operation has been launched.
Almost all occupants are Indonesians. There are also three Koreans, a Singaporean, a Briton and a Malaysian on board.
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What is happening there in Asia and with those Asian airlines? Besides seeming to be a trend, would El Quaida be looking for another yard and work area? Frightening. Fly yourself frequently in the conflicts with AirAsia. Perhaps also in January.\Mi requires this investigation from the governments there.
A 'trend' is a very exaggerated qualification. And no one wants scaremongering by referring to certain organizations. The fact is that in 2014 an average of more than 100.000 commercial flights were operated per day, which of course does not alter the fact that every accident is one too many. However, the chance of dying in a flying accident is many times lower than in road traffic – anywhere in the world.
Cornelis, as a former steward I can only confirm this. For thirty years I flew four times a month on the long flights and in the first 10 years I also flew a lot of short ones (within Europe) (there and back). Although we were trained for possible accidents - they just happen - I NEVER experienced anything. There were moments where you had to prick up your ears and prepare for any eventualities. Unfortunately, I had to disappoint anyone who wanted to hear exciting stories.
However, what I experienced again and again when I still drove to the airport by car were the many accidents on the Autobahn. On the 270 km ride I always had to prepare myself to be stuck in a traffic jam for at least half an hour because of an accident. Either my side of the road or the other side. And because I had almost been involved in an accident myself twice, I started traveling by train…much safer.
And then you worry about those kinds of tragic accidents here in Thailand? The country that ranks number three in the world traffic accident ranking? Then you better not leave your house! The chance that you get into an accident with the worst airline in the world is still many times smaller than that YOU die in an accident in Thailand!
This reinforces your point!
Marianne, what do you mean by trend? Early this year a flight from Malaysian to China. In the middle of this year a Malaysian flight was shot down by Russians or Ukrainians (not AlQuaida) and now an Air Asia missing aircraft.
It is still not clear what happened in the first case: possibly a suicide of 1 of the pilots (no indication whatsoever that Al Qaeda is behind it. And moreover: Al Qaeda usually announces immediately if they are behind something.
And already speculating about the cause of the disappearance / missing Air Asia is very fast. While here also applies: no claim from Al Qaeda as far as I know.
Finally. I don't think "the governments there" (who are they, by the way) will follow your suggestion. There are other agencies for that.
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Really unbelievable, 3 Asian planes out of the air in 1 year (of which 2 disappeared). You would almost think that the Asian branch of Al Qaeda is responsible for this trend. Frightening!
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