Before communication was lost with AirAsia Flight 8501, the aircraft requested to deviate from the planned flight route due to weather, the airline said in a statement.
The plane was still under Indonesian air traffic control as it headed toward Singapore.
Missing AirAsia Flight 8501 is carrying 162 people: 155 passengers, two pilots and five cabin crew members, the airline said in a statement.
On board are 157 from Indonesia, three South Koreans, one Malaysian and one Singaporean.
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