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IN FULL: Passengers on Air Asia flight QZ 8501

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An Air Asia flight carrying 161 people went missing this morning after its pilots reportedly asked to fly higher in order to avoid clouds.

Flight QZ 8501 bound for Singapore had taken off from Surabaya at 5.35am on Sunday, but lost contact 42 minutes into the journey. It carried six crew members and 155 passengers - among them 16 children and one baby. 

Many were Indonesians, but there were also South Koreans, a Singaporean, a Briton, a Malaysian and a French citizen onboard.

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Crew:

Iriyanto (Captain)

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Remi Emmanuel Plesel (First Officer)

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