Indonesian officials have found six bodies in the AirAsia search area, three of which have been recovered.
Items resembling an emergency slide and a plane door were spotted in the search for missing AirAsia plane.
Objects spotted around where the plane disappeared from radar. Source: AFP
INDONESIA'S National Search and Rescue Agency chief confirmed that just three bodies have been recovered so far in the search for the AirAsia plane which crashed in the Java Sea, after another official said 40 had been found.
"Today we evacuated three bodies and they are now in the warship Bung Tomo," Bambang Soelistyo told a news conference in Jakarta, adding that they were two women and a man.
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Three days after disappearing during a wild storm, AirAsia confirmed debris found yesterday is that of missing flight QZ8501.
In a statement, the airline read it "regrets to inform that The National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia (BASARNAS) today confirmed that the debris found earlier today is indeed from QZ8501, the flight that had lost contact with air traffic control on the morning of 28th December 2014."
There were 155 passengers on board, with 137 adults, 17 children and 1 infant. Also on board were 2 pilots, 4 cabin crews and one engineer.
An Aerial view of the waters near Bangka Island being searched for debris from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in a navy fixed wing patrol craft near Bangka Island, Indonesia. Picture: Ed Wray Source: Getty Images
Search area for the missing Air Asia flight QZ8501. Source: Supplied
Monsoonal weather continues to affect the area of the search site, which has been suspended for the night. Conditions are less than ideal, with thunderstorms in the area creating rough seas, with reports at least six inches of rain are expected to be dumped throughout the night.
"This type of extreme weather can result in catastrophic failure," aircraft expert Anthony Roma told msnbc.
The plane was flying within a level five thunderstorm, while three other flights successfully traversed the same flight pattern as QZ8501.
"In this area there are storms a great deal of the time, aircraft fly all the time," said Mr Roma.
A relative of a passenger on AirAsia flight QZ8501 receives medical attention as she collapses at the breaking news of debris and bodies being found. Picture: Robertus Pudyanto Source: Getty Images
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes at the crisis center at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya. Picture: Firdia Lisnawati Source: AP
"The passengers were on my aircraft and I have to take responsibility for that," said AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes/ Picture: Manan Vatsyayana Source: AFP
San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson has responded to INdonesia's request to support search operations. Source: AFP
After two days of searching, debris from parts of the aircraft, including an emergency exit door, luggage, oxygen tack and a life jacket, were found in the Karimata Straight between Sumatra, Java and Borneo, around 110 nautical miles south west from Pangkalan Bun.
Several corpses were spotted off Borneo island. Search and rescue teams were lowered on ropes from a hovering helicopter to retrieve the corpses, their efforts hindered by 2-meter-high (6-foot-high) waves and strong winds. They were recovered, swollen but intact, and taken to an Indonesian navy ship.
The 'shadow' of a plane was spotted on the seabed close to the debris.
Navy spokesman Manahan Simorangkir told AFP earlier that, according to naval radio, a warship had recovered more than 40 bodies from the sea. But he later said that report was a miscommunication by his staff. Reports indicate some bodies did not have life jackets on.
The debris was spotted just under 10 kilometres from when the flight was last seen on radar.
"At the present time, search and rescue operations are still in progress and further investigation of the debris found at the location is still underway," the statement read.
"AirAsia Indonesia employees have been sent to the site and will be fully cooperating with BASARNAS, National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC), and relevant authorities on the investigation."
Commander of 1st Indonesian Air Force Operational Command Rear Marshall Dwi Putranto shows aeroplane parts and a suitcase found floating on the water near the site where AirAsia Flight 8501 disappeared. Picture: Dewi Nurcahyani Source: AP
Relatives of passengers of the missing AirAsia Flight 8501 react upon seeing the news on television. Picture: Trisnadi Source: AP
Indonesian television have been criticised after showing bodies on the waters near the site where the jetliner disappeared. Picture: Trisnadi Source: AP
Indonesian military personnel over the waters of the Java Sea on December 30. Picture: Juni Kriswanto Source: AFP
Several countries are helping Indonesia retrieve the wreckage and the passengers.
The United States announced it was sending the USS Sampson destroyer, joining at least 30 ships, 15 aircraft and seven helicopters in the search for the jet, said Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo.
A Chinese frigate was also on the way, while Singapore said it was sending two underwater beacon detectors to try to detect pings from the plane's all-important cockpit voice and flight data recorders. Malaysia, Australia and Thailand also are involved in the search.
An Indonesian air force Puma helicopter takes off during search and rescue operations. Picture: Bay Ismoyo Source: AFP
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo speaks during press conference at the AirAsia crisis center. Picture: Robertus Pudyanto Source: Getty Images
An Indonesian Navy Pilot looks out the cockpit window as he banks to check out an object sighted during a search of the waters near Bangka Island. Picture: Ed Wray Source: Getty Images
The tragic news was made worse when Indonesian television footage showed a body floating in the sea during aerial searches for the plane.
Pandemonium broke out at Juanda International Airport, at least two distraught family members were carried out on stretchers from the room where they had been waiting for news in Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city and the takeoff point for the aircraft that disappeared during a storm on Sunday.
Many screamed and wailed uncontrollably, breaking down into tears while they squeezed each other. One middle-aged man collapsed and was rushed from the room on a stretcher.
"We are sorry to be here today under these tragic circumstances," said Sunu Widyatmoko, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Indonesia, in AirAsia's statement.
"We would like to extend our sincere sympathies to the family and friends of those on board QZ8501. Our sympathies also go out to the families of our dear colleagues."
Indonesian Air Force personnel carry aeroplane parts recovered from the water near the site where AirAsia Flight 8501 disappeared, at the air base in Pangkalan Bun, Central Borneo, Indonesia. Picture: Dewi Nurcahyani Source: AP
This aerial view taken over the Java Sea shows floating debris from AirAsia flight QZ8501. Picture: Bay Ismoyo Source: Supplied
A family member of passengers gestures while accompanying military personnel on a search and rescue (SAR) mission. Picture: Juni Kriswanto Source: AFP
Commander of Indonesian Air Force 1st Operational Command Rear Marshall Dwi Putranto, centre, shows the aeroplane parts and a suitcase found floating on the water. Picture: Dewi Nurcahyani Source: AP
Meanwhile AirAsia's Group Executive Officer, Tony Fernandes added he was "absolutely devastated" amid news he was "rushing" to Surabaya to be among the grieving families.
Speaking in Indonesia's second-biggest city of Surabaya after meeting with distraught relatives of some of the 162 passengers, Fernandes said he "apologised profusely" for the accident.
"The passengers were on my aircraft and I have to take responsibility for that," he said, adding that he was focusing on supporting the families.
"There is at least some closure as opposed to not knowing what's happened and holding out hope," Fernandes told reporters.
He said the pilot of the ill-fated plane was "extremely experienced" with 20,000 hours of flying.
"There were some very unique weather conditions and let's wait for the investigation to be concluded."
"This is a very difficult moment for all of us at AirAsia as we await further developments of the search and rescue operations but our first priority now is the wellbeing of the family members of those on-board QZ8501."
In its statement, AirAsia Indonesia said it will be inviting family members to Surabaya, where a "dedicated team of care providers will be assigned to each family to ensure that all of their needs are met".
"Counsellors, religious and spiritual personnel have also been invited to the family centre to provide any necessary services," it read.
Family members of passengers react after watching news reports showing an unidentified body floating in the Java sea. Picture: Manan Vatsyayana Source: AFP
Floating debris spotted in the same area as other items. Picture: Bay Ismoyo Source: Supplied
A relative receives medical attention as he collapses at the breaking news. Picture: Robertus Pudyanto Source: Getty Images
Family members of passengers pray together while waiting for a briefing inside the crisis-centre set up at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya. Picture: Manan Vatsyayana Source: AFP
Earlier, Indonesia's director general of civil aviation, Djoko Murjatmodjo, told AFP: "For the time being it can be confirmed that it's the AirAsia plane and the transport minister will depart soon to Pangkalan Bun."
"Based on the observation by search and rescue personnel, significant things have been found such as a passenger door and cargo door.
"It's in the sea, 100 miles (160 kilometres) southwest of Pangkalan Bun," he said, referring to the town in Central Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo.
A rescuer is lowered on rope from a hovering helicopter near a body in Java Sea waters. Source: AP
Relatives of passengers break down at the news of debris and bodies being found. Picture: Robertus Pudyanto Source: Getty Images
An Indonesian Navy airman prays on his plane before searching the waters near Bangka Island. Picture: Ed Wray Source: Getty Images
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo speaks during a press conference at the AirAsia crisis center at Juanda International Airport on December 30. Picture: Robertus Pudyanto Source: Getty Images
A search for the aircraft has been underway since Sunday afternoon when it lost contact with Indonesian air traffic control.
The plane, with 155 passengers and seven crew, was less than an hour into a flight from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore when it is believed to have encountered a violent thunderstorm.
Its pilots requested a change of flight path due to bad weather, just minutes before contact was lost.
Chiara Natasha at right (who was not on the flight) pictured with her mother Indahju Liangsih. Chiara Natasha lost her parents and two brothers on the flight. Photo: Facebook Source: Supplied
The Herald Sun reports a Melbourne-based student was on-board the plane when it disappeared. Monash University student Kevin Alexander Soetjipto was travelling from Indonesia to Singapore with relatives when the plane vanished over the Java Sea.
Mr Soetjipto is from Malang in Indonesia and it is believed he was in Australia on a student visa.
A spokeswoman for Monash confirmed student Kevin Alexander was among the missing. Source: Supplied
Kevin Alexander Soetjipto, a student at the Clayton campus of Monash University. Source: Supplied
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