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An AirAsia plane is seen on the runway at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in this August 19, 2014 file photo. An AirAsia flight carrying 155 people from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore lost contact with air traffic control on December 28, 2014, officials in the region and the budget carrier said. Flight QZ 8501, an Airbus 320-200, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 a.m. (23:17 GMT), Indonesian Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa told media. Kuala Lumpur-based AirAsia confirmed its flight had lost contact with air traffic control and said a search-and-rescue operation had been launched. (Photo by Olivia Harris/Reuters)
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