Old photos of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s father and his families
Bikini show in 2014 China Final of Miss Tourism World
Close-up view of August Aerobatic Team
Goddesses married in 2014
Polar region photos raise worldwide awareness of global warming
Get off at the last stop — Beijing Subway in vision
Top 100 beauties in the world!
Gallery: Who is the most beautiful one?
If you like autumn, put your hands in the air!
Fan Bingbing's "Queen style" in new play
JAKARTA, Dec. 28 -- An AirAsia passenger plane with 161 people on board lost contact with ground control Sunday after departing from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore.
An official with the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation told a press conference at Jakarta airport said among the people on board, there are 155 passengers, two pilots and four air stewards.
The QZ8501 flight lost communication 42 minutes after taking off at 5:35 a.m. in staff at Indonesia's Surabaya airport. The plane is scheduled to land in Singapore at 8:30 a.m. local time.
Among the passengers, there are 149 Indonesians,three South Koreans, one Singaporean, one British and one Malaysian, local media quoted Indonesian Transportation Ministry as saying.
The Malaysia-based AirAsia confirmed its plane was missing.
"At the present time we unfortunately have no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board, but we will keep all parties informed as more information becomes available," the airline said.
The incident comes at the end of a disastrous year for Malaysian aviation. Malyasia Airlines Flight MH370, with 239 people on board, disappeared in March after diverting from its Kuala Lumpur-Beijing course. No trade of the jetliner has been found despite tremendous search efforts.
Months later MH 17 went down in July in the war-born eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 on board.
Tempting Yunnan cuisine
Joint anti-piracy drill
Time travel photos become a hit in military academies
Beautiful Chinese woman
Chestnut girl goes viral online
Unknown 'monster' fish caught in Shandong
20 years on: Relocated Three Gorges residents through lens
PLA HK Garrison veterans leave behind beautiful smiles
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Robot restaurants
Chubby children
The Interview a hit in China
Long-term view needed to judge Mao fairlyDay|Week|Month