Indonesia AirAsia flight 7633 was taxiing in preparation for takeoff Saturday at Surabaya airport , where last week’s doomed flight also took off when a power unit used to start the plane shut down, an airline official said.
Meanwhile, AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes lashed out at the initial media reports, calling the headlines “sensational” and “silly”.
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