Missing AirAsia flight: Relatives to be flown over search area


Relatives pray together as they wait for news from the missing AirAsia plane at Juanda Airport, in Surabaya, Indonesia, 30 December 2014.- EPA

Indonesia AirAsia chief executive officer Sunu Widyatmoko said that they would provide an Airbus A320 to carry the affected family members to the search area, comprising 13 sectors on Java Sea.

“We have received a request from the next-of-kin to be able to see the location (for themselves), as they believe with their presence and prayers, they will help the SAR team to quickly find the aircraft,” he told reporters at crisis centre, Juanda International Airport here Tuesday.

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