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View all search resultsAirAsia deeply saddened by QZ8501 accident
AirAsia Indonesia has said it had been informed that the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) had confirmed on Tuesday that the debris found earlier in the day was indeed from QZ8501, the flight that lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday morning
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irAsia Indonesia has said it had been informed that the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) had confirmed on Tuesday that the debris found earlier in the day was indeed from QZ8501, the flight that lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday morning.
The aircraft debris was found in the Karimata Strait around 110 nautical miles from Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan.
"I am absolutely devastated. This is a very difficult moment for all of us at AirAsia as we await further developments in the search and rescue operation, but our first priority now is the wellbeing of the family members of those on board QZ8501," AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes said in a statement posted on the airline's website.
The search and rescue operation is still in progress and further investigation of the debris found at the location is still underway.
Fernandes said that AirAsia Indonesia employees had been sent to the site and would be fully cooperating with Basarnas, the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) and relevant authorities in the investigation.
"We are sorry to be here today under these tragic circumstances. We would like to extend our sincere sympathy to the family and friends of those on board QZ8501. Our sympathy also goes out to the families of our dear colleagues," AirAsia Indonesia CEO Sunu Widyatmoko added on the statement issued in Surabaya.
He said that the airline would be inviting family members to Surabaya, where a dedicated team of care providers would be assigned to each family to ensure that all of their needs were met.
Counselors, religious and spiritual caregivers have also been invited to the family center to provide any necessary service. (nvn)(+++)
