Searchers looking for the AirAsia plane that crashed into the sea on its route from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 passengers on board have successfully found "two large pieces of it" a week after the incident. Marshal Bambang Sulistyo, head of the National Search and Rescue Agency of Indonesia, stated on November 4 to reporters, "With the discovery of an oil slick and two large pieces of the aircraft, we can confidently say that the pieces belong to the plane we are searching for." This means that searchers are a significant step closer to finding the aircraft and its black box, as well as determining the cause of the crash. Over the past week, since the plane disappeared from radar in stormy conditions, the weather has remained unfavorable, complicating the search for the passengers and the wreckage. Yesterday, officials announced that the search area for the Airbus 320 has become more focused. The search is now concentrated in an area between 45 to 35 nautical miles southwest of the city of Pangkalan Bun in Borneo. So far, the bodies of 30 passengers have been recovered. Meanwhile, the latest news indicates that Indonesian authorities have canceled AirAsia's flight permission on the Surabaya-Singapore route, where the Airbus crashed, due to the plane operating on an "unauthorized schedule." Joko Murjatmodjo, the director general of air transportation in Indonesia, told AFP that the AirAsia plane was flying on a schedule that had not been approved on the day of the incident. A statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation also noted, "AirAsia did not have permission to fly on the Surabaya-Singapore route on Saturday and did not submit a request for a schedule change." Flight permission for AirAsia on this route has been suspended until the investigation into the cause of the Airbus 320 crash is completed.
Two Large Pieces of AirAsia Plane Found
Searchers have found two large pieces of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the sea while traveling from Indonesia to Singapore, along with an oil slick, indicating they are closer to locating the wreckage and black box. Indonesian authorities have canceled AirAsia's flight permission for the route due to the plane operating on an unauthorized schedule. This incident raises concerns about aviation safety and regulatory compliance.
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📰 What Happened
Searchers have located two large pieces of the AirAsia plane that crashed while flying from Indonesia to Singapore, along with an oil slick. This discovery indicates progress in the search for the wreckage and the black box.
- The plane was carrying 162 passengers when it disappeared in stormy weather.
- Indonesian authorities have suspended AirAsia's flight permissions for the route due to unauthorized scheduling.
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📚 Background
AirAsia is a major low-cost airline in Asia, and incidents like this raise alarms about safety protocols and regulatory compliance in the aviation industry.
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