AirAsia Flight Said to Be Lost in Indonesia

Indonesian authorities were searching for an AirAsia aircraft with 155 passengers onboard Sunday after air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane, the airline said.

The plane, Flight QZ8501, left the Indonesian city of Surabaya and was bound for Singapore, officials said.

Air traffic control lost contact with the Airbus A320-200 at 7:24 a.m. Singapore time, the airline said in a statement on its Facebook page.

“At this time, search-and-rescue operations are in progress, and AirAsia is cooperating fully and assisting the rescue service,” t