(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A massive sea search has been underway for an AirAsia plane that disappeared on Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board through airspace possibly thick with dense storm clouds strong winds and lightning.
Jakarta: Rescuers scouring the Java Sea for a missing AirAsia plane with 162 aboard halted their search at nightfall on Sunday Indonesia’s transport ministry said.
'We ended at 5:30 pm (1030 GMT) because it was getting dark. The weather was also not too good as it was getting really cloudy' transport ministry official Hadi Mustofa said.
'Tomorrow we will begin at 7 am or even earlier than that if the weather is good' he added.
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