An AirAsia flight carrying 162 people from Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic controllers.
Indonesian Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa said Flight QZ8501 stopped communicating with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 7.24am local time.
One of those on board is a British national, who according to Channel News Asia was travelling with his two-year-old daughter and Singaporean wife.
He said the plane had asked for an unusual route before contact was lost with Indonesia's Juanda International Airport in Surabaya.
The flight was expected to arrive in Singapore at 8.30am local time (12.30am UK time).
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An AirAsia statement said there are 155 passengers on board; 138 adults, 16 children and one infant. Also on board are two pilots and five crew members.
Most of those on board - 149 - are from Indonesia, with six from Indonesia, three from South Korea, and one each from Malaysia, France, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
The Foreign Office says the Briton's next of kin have been informed.
According to air traffic control website Flight Radar, the aircraft was travelling at 32,000-feet over the Java Sea when contact was lost.
Pilot Rakam Singh told Sky News: "As you climb higher the temperature gets lower ... if you hit turbulence you've got more chance of stalling an aircraft if you hit this kind of weather."
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Gallery: In Pictures: Missing Flight QZ 8501
The A320-200 took off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya. There are 155 passengers on board the flight. This includes 138 adults, 16 children and one infant
The passengers and crew include one Singaporean, one Malaysian, one French and three South Koreans and 156 Indonesians
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