Sad news from Indonesia the wreckage of AirAsia Fl. 8501 has been reportedly discovered in the Karimata Strait off the coast of Borneo, about 10 kilometers from the plane’s last reported position:
Bodies found in AirAsia search zone, dimming hopes for survivors http://t.co/yYiY0oNpN5
— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) December 30, 2014
Report: 40 bodies have been recovered from #AirAsia Flight #QZ8501 @MichaelaCNN and @JohnBerman have the latest. @CNN pic.twitter.com/dHhuQ1ips2
— New Day (@NewDay) December 30, 2014
U.S. to help with #AirAsia recovery mission. @Rene_MarshCNN reports on @CNN. http://t.co/6RGtKxzMjH pic.twitter.com/FtlGrUiqbb
— New Day (@NewDay) December 30, 2014
sad scene of families watching tv here in #Surabaya as debris & bodies are discovered in relation to missing #AirAsia pic.twitter.com/htgW1wGyzn
— Paul (@cameramanCNN) December 30, 2014
Map shows where debris was found in search for missing AirAsia plane http://t.co/l1Q9Bcjs03 pic.twitter.com/bSCBKi0jV9
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) December 30, 2014
AirAsia CEO tweeted this message:
I am rushing to Surabaya. Whatever we can do at Airasia we will be doing.
— Tony Fernandes (@tonyfernandes) December 30, 2014
Media coverage of the recovery in Indonesia is being criticized for the way it reported the news:
Fury as ‘cruel’ TV station films #AirAsia families being shown victims’ bodies in split-screen http://t.co/q4V122SSXM pic.twitter.com/WyhYTkgrmn
— The Independent (@Independent) December 30, 2014
And there was another incident involving an Air Asia flight, this time in Philippines when plane “overshot the runway at Kalibo Airport” early Tuesday morning:
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Another AirAsia A320 incident, though minor… http://t.co/W7A2pA78Aq MT @jetdsantos: Plane overshot runway at Kalibo pic.twitter.com/L2fo57OwZn
— NYCAviation (@NYCAviation) December 30, 2014
Airasia plane overshot runway at kalibo pic.twitter.com/6E4hWUJbS0
— Jet Damazo-Santos (@jetdsantos) December 30, 2014
Another photo from the scene at #Kalibo – Air Asia Zest A320 overshot runway. Flight #Z2272 from Manila #AirAsia pic.twitter.com/37s0RTaaQJ
— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) December 30, 2014
Thankfully, no injuries have been reported from the Kalibo incident.
Update:
Just three bodies recovered in #AirAsia crash so far; earlier reports said 40 had been found: http://t.co/qTiTvwWhur pic.twitter.com/NmCeVyxUW9
— Yahoo (@Yahoo) December 30, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
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