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| Air Asia Flight QZ8501 is suspected to be on the Sea Floor ( File Photo) |
Air Asia flight QZ8501 air craft which went missing on Sunday morning is suspected to be sitting on the sea floor according to Malaysian rescue workers.
Aircraft is suspected to be crashed due to bad weather was carrying more than 162 people on board was traveling from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore.
The pilot of the aircraft requested to take "an unfamiliar route" due to bad weather, which include thunder storms and cloud cover.
Strangely, plane Emergency Locator Transmitter was not picked up by surrounding countries, although it should work automatically, said one of the Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency member.
The neighboring countries including U.S are participating in search operation over Java Sea. The search area is smaller as compared to the search area of flight MH 370 which went missing in March, 2014, according to one search Official.