A technical problem, coupled with the way in which pilots responded to the malfunction, led to Air Asia crashing into the Java Sea in December last year, killing 162 people.
Indonesian officials revealed on Tuesday that the crew's actions after discovering there was a rudder problem contributed to the downing of the the flight.
The findings are the result of a year-long investigation into how Air Asia Flight QZ8501 crashed as it was travelling from Surabaya to Singapore.
Parts of the wreckage were pulled from the sea in March
The Airbus A320-200 was 40 minutes into its two-hour flight on 28 December when contact was lost.
In the report, officials said that repeated problems with the rudder system led to the pilots disengaging the autopilot in stormy weather in a bid to fix the situation.
Officials pinpointed the fault to the plane's rudder control system, which caused it to send warning alerts to the pilots repeatedly.
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"Subsequent flight crew action resulted in inability to control the aircraft... causing the aircraft to depart from the normal flight envelope and enter a prolonged stall condition that was beyond the capability of the flight crew to recover," Indonesia's National Transport Safety Committee said in a report.
The plane also had a cracked solder joint which had malfunctioned repeatedly - and 23 times the previous year.
The plane's wreckage was found days after the crash at the bottom of the Java Sea near Borneo.
So far, 106 bodies have been recovered.
Most of the passengers were Indonesian. There was also a Briton on board, as well as others from France, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea.
The plane had two pilots, five cabin crew and 155 passengers, including 16 children and one infant.
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Members of Indonesia's Marine Police pray on board a search and rescue ship before a search operation for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang port in Sumatra Island, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014 in Indonesia. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. The Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Captain Iriyanto, pilot of missing flight QZ8501
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A member of Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows a map of searching area on screen during a briefing prior to a search and rescue operation of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang command post, Sumatra Island, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29.2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A member of the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) mans a radio communications terminal used during search and rescue operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang command post in Sumatra Island, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014 in Indonesia. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Members of Indonesia's Marine Police hold a briefing on board a search and rescue craft prior to their heading out to sea to search for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang port in Sumatra Island, Monday Dec. 29, 2014 in Indonesia. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Members of Indonesia's Marine Police prepare to head out to sea in search for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang port in Sumatra Island, Monday Dec. 29, 2014 in Indonesia. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Members of Indonesia's Marine Police prepare to head out to sea in search for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang port in Sumatra Island, Monday Dec. 29, 2014 in Indonesia. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A member of the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) points to a map of a search area during a briefing prior to a search and rescue operation of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang command post in Sumatra Island, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014 in Indonesia. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Members of Indonesia's Marine Police board their search and rescue crafts as they prepare a search operation for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang port in Sumatra Island, Monday Dec. 29, 2014 in Indonesia. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. The Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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An Indonesian Marine Policeman checks his surroundings from his search and rescue crafts as he and his crew members prepare a search operation for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang port in Sumatra Island, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014 in Indonesia. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. The Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Relatives of the passengers on board the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing on March 8, 2014 stand near a TV showing a live broadcast of the missing AirAsia Flight 8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, during their year-end gathering at a house in Beijing, China Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. In the third air incident connected to Malaysia this year, an AirAsia plane disappeared Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from Indonesia's second-largest city for Singapore. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:Andy Wong/AP)
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Relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 comfort each other at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. The AirAsia plane with 161 people on board lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore, and search and rescue operations were underway. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) (credit:Trisnadi/AP)
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A sign board instructing relatives and next-of-kin of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 to gather at a holding area is placed at the Changi International Airport where the flight from Surabaya was scheduled to land, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 in Singapore. An AirAsia plane with 162 people on board lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. The two countries immediately launched a search and rescue operation but there was no word on the plane's whereabouts more than six hours after it went missing. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) (credit:Wong Maye-E/AP)
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A relative of Air Asia flight QZ8501 passengers weep as she waits for the latest news on the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. The AirAsia plane with 161 people on board lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from the provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) (credit:Trisnadi/AP)
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Relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 wait for the latest news on the missing jetliner at a crisis center set up by local authority at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. The AirAsia plane with 161 people on board lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from the provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) (credit:Trisnadi/AP)
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Relatives of passengers on board the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing on March 8, 2014, chat near a TV broadcasting a missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 during their year-end gathering at a house in Beijing, China Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. In the third air incident connected to Malaysia this year, an AirAsia plane disappeared on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from Surabaya, Indonesia for Singapore. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:Andy Wong/AP)
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A man is silhouetted against an electronic sign board instructing relatives and next-of-kin to gather at a holding area at the Changi International Airport where AirAsia Flight 8501 from Surabaya, Indonesia was scheduled to land, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 in Singapore. The AirAsia plane disappeared Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from Indonesia's second-largest city for Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) (credit:Wong Maye-E/AP)
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Relatives of passengers onboard the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing on March 8, 2014, watch TV news about missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, during their year-end gathering at a house in Beijing, China Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. In the third air incident connected to Malaysia this year, an AirAsia plane disappeared on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from Surabaya, Indonesia for Singapore. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:Andy Wong/AP)
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Jiang Hui, a relative of passengers on board the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing on March 8, 2014, watches a TV news about a missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, during their year-end gathering, at his house in Beijing, China Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. In the third air incident connected to Malaysia this year, an AirAsia plane disappeared on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from Surabaya, Indonesia for Singapore. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:Andy Wong/AP)
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Louise Sidharta, left, from Indonesia, whose fiance was on board a missing AirAsia flight, arrives at a holding area for relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on that flight, at the Changi International Airport Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 in Singapore. An AirAsia plane disappeared on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from Surabaya, Indonesia for Singapore. The two countries immediately launched a search and rescue operation for Flight 8501, but there was no sign of the plane more than seven hours after it lost contact with ground control. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) (credit:Wong Maye-E/AP)
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A relative of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 weeps as she waits for the latest news on the missing jetliner at a crisis center set up by local authority at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. A massive sea search was underway for an AirAsia plane that disappeared Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore through airspace possibly thick with dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning, officials said. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) (credit:Trisnadi/AP)
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Passengers queue for their flights at the AirAsia check-in counter in Changi International Airport on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 in Singapore. In the third air incident connected to Malaysia this year, an AirAsia plane with 162 people on board went missing on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) (credit:Wong Maye-E/AP)
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AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes speaks to the media during a press conference at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. A massive sea search was underway for an AirAsia plane that disappeared Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore through airspace possibly thick with dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning, officials said. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) (credit:Trisnadi/AP)
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AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes, center, walks past the relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8015 at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. A massive sea search was underway for the AirAsia plane that disappeared Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore through airspace possibly thick with dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning, officials said. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) (credit:Trisnadi/AP)
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AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes ponders during a press conference at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. A massive sea search was underway for an AirAsia plane that disappeared Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore through airspace possibly thick with dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning, officials said. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) (credit:Trisnadi/AP)
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Relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8015 wait for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. A massive sea search was underway for the AirAsia plane that disappeared Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore through airspace possibly thick with dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning, officials said. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) (credit:Trisnadi/AP)
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A member of Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows a map of searching area on screen during a briefing prior to a search and rescue operation of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang command post, Sumatra Island, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29.2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:Tatan Syuflana/AP)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 comfort each other as they wait for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 comfort each other as they wait for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wait for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wait for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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A military personnel points to a map of Indonesia at the crisis center set up by local authorities in search of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wait for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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One of relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wipes tears as she awaits the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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One of relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on board the AirAsia flight QZ8501 cries as she awaits the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wait for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. The Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wait distressed, for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wait, some in tears while others in prayer, for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wait, some in tears while others in prayer, for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501wait, some in tears, some comforting each other, while others keep in prayer, for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. The Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:Trisnadi Marjan/AP)
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A man looks at a map showing the search area for missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 outside the crisis-centre set up at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on December 29, 2014. The AirAsia plane which went missing with 162 people on board en route for Singapore is likely at the bottom of the sea, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency chief said on December 29. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
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An unidentified representative (C) from a domestic helper agency talks to the media while holding a photocopy of the passport of an Indonesian passenger who was onboard the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, inside terminal 2 at Changi international airport in Singapore on December 29, 2014. The AirAsia plane which went missing with 162 people on board en route for Singapore is likely at the bottom of the sea, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency chief said on December 29. AFP PHOTO / MOHD FYROL (Photo credit should read MOHD FYROL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHD FYROL via Getty Images)
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An Indonesian woman breaks down while holding a family picture of passengers onboard the missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501, outside the crisis-centre set up at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on December 29, 2014. The AirAsia plane which went missing with 162 people on board en route for Singapore is likely at the bottom of the sea, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency chief said on December 29. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Juanda International Airport officials, Indonesian army officials, and search and rescue team officers hold a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Juanda International Airport officials, Indonesian army officials, and search and rescue team officer hold a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Relatives of missing AirAsia QZ8501 passengers check the passengers list at the crisis center of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Juanda International Airport officials, Indonesian army officials, and search and rescue team officers hold a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Indonesian naval officers guard during the doors to the Juanda International Airport Surabaya crisis centre on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Juanda International Airport officials, Indonesian army officials, and search and rescue team officers hold a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Indonesian naval officers prepare the operational air navigation map during the investigation of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 outside the crisis center of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini (R) grieves with relatives of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 passengers at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced the flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time of December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Journalists take photographs of the relatives of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 passengers assembled at the crisis center of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Juanda International Airport officials, Indonesian army officials, and search and rescue team officers hold a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini (R) grieves with relatives of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 passengers at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini (2R) grieves with relatives of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 passengers at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Juanda International Airport officials, Indonesian army officials, and search and rescue team officers hold a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Juanda International Airport officials, Indonesian army officials, and search and rescue team officers hold a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: A relative of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 passengers leaves the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Juanda International Airport officials, Indonesian army officials, and search and rescue team officers hold a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: A member of the Surabaya search and rescue team discusses continued search efforts for missing AirAsia QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: An Indonesian woman watches a news update on television of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini (2R) grieves with relatives of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 passengers at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: An Indonesian woman watches a news update from a laptop on missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 29: An Indonesian woman watches a news update from laptop on the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) (credit:Robertus Pudyanto via Getty Images)
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Travelers walk past an advertisement for AirAsia Bhd. in a departure hall at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, near Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Planes and ships from four nations scoured the Java Sea for an AirAsia passenger jet that vanished off the coast of Borneo more than a day ago with 162 people on board, as Indonesian investigators said the jet had likely crashed to the bottom of the sea. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A security guard stands in front of an advertisement for AirAsia Bhd. in a departure hall at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, near Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Planes and ships from four nations scoured the Java Sea for an AirAsia passenger jet that vanished off the coast of Borneo more than a day ago with 162 people on board, as Indonesian investigators said the jet had likely crashed to the bottom of the sea. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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The director of Malaysian air carrier AirAsia, Tony Fernandes, speaks to the media during a visit to Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, on December 29, 2014 as search operations for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 continue. Fernandes has been hailed for transforming AirAsia from a floundering carrier into the region's largest budget airline, but now faces his biggest challenge after the AirAsia plane went missing with 162 on board on a flight from Surabaya to Singapore. AFP PHOTO / BIMA SAKTI (Photo credit should read BIMA SAKTI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BIMA SAKTI via Getty Images)
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The director of Malaysian air carrier AirAsia, Tony Fernandes (R), speaks to the media during a visit to Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, on December 29, 2014 as search operations for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 continue. Fernandes has been hailed for transforming AirAsia from a floundering carrier into the region's largest budget airline, but now faces his biggest challenge after the AirAsia plane went missing with 162 on board on a flight from Surabaya to Singapore. Man at L is unidentified. AFP PHOTO / BIMA SAKTI (Photo credit should read BIMA SAKTI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BIMA SAKTI via Getty Images)
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A specialist from the Singapore Ministry Of Transport's Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) displays their devices ready to be deployed for the search of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Singapore's Changi Airport on December 29, 2014. Multinational teams searched on December 29 for any sign of the AirAsia plane missing off Indonesia with 162 people on board, but one top official warned it was likely at the bottom of the sea. Australia, Singapore and Malaysia deployed planes and ships to assist in the Indonesian search as anguished relatives waited for news of their loved ones more than a day after Flight QZ8501 disappeared over the Java Sea. AFP PHOTO / MOHD FYROL (Photo credit should read MOHD FYROL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHD FYROL via Getty Images)
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The director of Malaysian air carrier AirAsia, Tony Fernandes (R), speaks to the media during a visit to Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, on December 29, 2014 as search operations for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 continue. Fernandes has been hailed for transforming AirAsia from a floundering carrier into the region's largest budget airline, but now faces his biggest challenge after the AirAsia plane went missing with 162 on board on a flight from Surabaya to Singapore. Man at C is unidentified. AFP PHOTO / BIMA SAKTI (Photo credit should read BIMA SAKTI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BIMA SAKTI via Getty Images)
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Relatives of the passengers onboard AirAsia flight QZ8501 check the plane's manifest at a crisis center set up by local authority at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. The AirAsia plane with over 160 people onboard, lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from the provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wait prayerfully for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501wait, some in tears, some comforting each other, while others keep in prayer, for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. The Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)