AirAsia flight OZ8501: Indian Navy to assist search and rescue operations

December 28, 2014 14:01

Indian Navy has kept three ships and one fixed-wing aircraft (Boeing P8-I) on standby in order to assist the search and rescue operations for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, sources say.

US President Barack Obama was also briefed earlier on the disappearance of AirAsia flight 8501 on Saturday, said White House spokesman Eric Schultz who added that the US would continue to monitor the situation.

The flight lost contact with air traffic control in Indonesia.

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