AirAsia says bad weather complicating plane search
- 9 years ago
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STORY: AirAsia Chief Executive Tony Fernandes says the search for Flight QZ8501 is being hampered by poor weather conditions over the Java Sea.
Rescue planes and helicopters sat grounded near the coast of the Indonesian island of Borneo on Wednesday as bad weather slowed the search for victims in the crashed AirAsia jet. Officials were forced to suspend aerial missions as heavy rain and low visibility made it difficult to recover bodies four days after the Airbus A320-200 disappeared from the radar en route from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore.
Search and rescue official Sunarbowo Sandi said bodies and debris were being scattered by strong currents and monsoon weather conditions.
Seven bodies have been pulled from the sea so far, including one wearing a life jacket, an official said.
STORY: AirAsia Chief Executive Tony Fernandes says the search for Flight QZ8501 is being hampered by poor weather conditions over the Java Sea.
Rescue planes and helicopters sat grounded near the coast of the Indonesian island of Borneo on Wednesday as bad weather slowed the search for victims in the crashed AirAsia jet. Officials were forced to suspend aerial missions as heavy rain and low visibility made it difficult to recover bodies four days after the Airbus A320-200 disappeared from the radar en route from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore.
Search and rescue official Sunarbowo Sandi said bodies and debris were being scattered by strong currents and monsoon weather conditions.
Seven bodies have been pulled from the sea so far, including one wearing a life jacket, an official said.