AirAsia flight QZ8501: what we do and do not know

Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday.

What we know

The plane crashed into the Java sea on Sunday with 162 people aboard, and was lost to searchers for more than two days.

Objects were found in the Java Sea roughly six miles from where the plane lost contact with air traffic control on Tuesday morning. Indonesian air force officials said the debris, found off the coast of Borneo, included items resembling a plane door and emergency slide.

The CEO of AirAsia Tony Fernandes tweeted

As family members of the plane's passengers sat together in a waiting room at the Surabaya airport, they watched the graphic details on television.

Many screamed and wailed uncontrollably, breaking down into tears while they squeezed each other, while one middle-aged man collapsed and was rushed from the room on a stretcher.

Some of the debris found in the Java sea.

What has been reported

A spokesman for Indonesia's navy told Reuters forty bodies have been recovered at sea from the AirAsia.

What we don't know

So far only debris has been found and there was no word on the possibility of any survivors. We still do not know the exact events that led the plane to crash or how much will be recovered.

Additional reporting: AP/Reuters

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