(Photo source: Telegraph.co.uk)

According to TheStar.com, AirAsia Group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes described the disappearance of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 as his “worst nightmare”.

On twitter @tonyfernandes:

Quick Facts about #QZ8501

• Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501, en routes from Surabaya to Singapore on Sunday (28 December 2014), lost contact with Indonesia’s Surabaya airport 42 minutes after takeoff at 5.35am local time (6.35am Malaysian time).
• Search and rescue operations are currently being conducted, under the guidance of National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia (BASARNAS). AirAsia Indonesia is cooperating fully and assisting the investigation in every possible way. 
• The captain in command had a total of 20,537 flying hours of which, 6,100 flying hours were with AirAsia Indonesia on the Airbus A320. The first office officer had a total of 2,275 flying hours with AirAsia Indonesia.
• The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 with the registration number PK-AXC.
• There were 155 passengers on board, with 137 adults, 17 children and 1 infant. Also on board were 2 pilots and 4 cabin crew and one engineer on board.

AirAsia Emergency Call Centre: +622129850801 (this line is reserved for family members seeking information about those who may have been on board)