By Fergus Jensen and Siva Govindasamy JAKARTA (Reuters) – A missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people could be at the bottom of the sea after it was presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said on Monday, as countries around Asia sent ships and planes to help in the search effort. The Indonesia AirAsia plane, an Airbus A320-200, disappeared after its pilot failed to get permission to fly higher to avoid bad weather during a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore on Sunday. …

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-searches-java-sea-missing-airasia-plane-relatives-005705423–finance.html

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