Some grieving families evicted from hotel rooms on New Year's eve

Officers arrive via helicopter on the Indonesian Navy vessel KRI Bung Tomo as it takes part in search operations on January 1, 2015 for victims and debris from AirAsia flight QZ8501 that crashed in the Java Sea. - AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY

SURABAYA - Some families of passengers on AirAsia flight QZ8501 found themselves evicted from their hotel on New Year's eve because rooms were fully booked for the new year.

Detik news reported that Hotel Halogen, located near Surabaya's Juanda International Airport, had removed the luggages of the families without informing them.