AirAsia flight 8501 carrying 162 passengers lost

An astonishingly tragic year for air travel in Southeast Asia turned worse Sunday when an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people disappeared over stormy Indonesian waters, with no word on its fate despite several hours of searching. 42 minutes after taking off from Surabaya in Indonesia, on Sunday, the plane lost in the airspace around thick with dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning. Search for the missing flight called off the effort for the night but some ships were continuing the search overnight. It's the third airline incident to affect the region this year.