AirAsia QZ8501: Search operation ends major activities

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AIRASIA QZ8501: Search operation ends major activities
Ina Parlina
The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA: -- The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) officially ceased its search operation on Monday for AirAsia flight QZ8501, which crashed into the sea off South Kalimantan two months ago. However, a much smaller operation will continue for a couple more weeks.

The plane crashed into the sea with 162 people on board, including seven crew members, all of whom are believed to be dead, on its way from Surabaya, East Java, to Singapore on December 28 last year.

Basarnas chief, Air Chief Marshal FH Bambang Soelistyo, said on Monday that he would meet on Tuesday with the families of the passengers and crew whose bodies have yet to be found to talk about the latest situation related to the main search operation and the plans to end it, before eventually making a final decision to call off the operation.

The Basarnas also handed over the fuselage, which it lifted from the seabed on February 27 and transported from the Karimata Strait aboard the Crest Onyx vessel, to the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port for further examination earlier on Monday.

“If they want additional [time], of course I will pay attention to it, as long as there is a clear timeline,” said Bambang at the Presidential Office after a meeting with president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday.

“Of course, I also respect the hopes of the families,” he said. “But to find 100 per cent [of the people on board] is also impossible given past experience. We have expended maximum effort.”

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-- ANN 2015-03-03

[ChrisY1]

Enough resources spent on this it seems......so just walk away.........!

The search for MH370 continues.......shows the difference between the east and west' respect for victims.

[Grouse]

"Full" report will not be released until August.

Airasia and Airbus warned not to comment

CVR and FDR analysed locally

WHY?

[kinmaew]

They definitely did a better job than the Malaysians.