AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Anxious wait for news at crisis centre

An AirAsia flight travelling from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board has lost contact with air traffic control.

Flight QZ8501 left the Indonesian city of Surabaya in eastern Java at 05:20 local time (21:20 GMT) and was due to arrive in Singapore at 08:30 (00:30 GMT).

Alice Budisatrijo reports from Surabaya, where families of those on board have gathered to await news.

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