AirAsia pilot's father: I want my son back

December 29, 2014 15:20

The father of the pilot of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 last saw his son just days ago, at the funeral of another of his sons.Captain Irianto's brother died of diabetes, their father Suwarto told the BBC, saying the second tragedy to hit the family was in the hands of god. "I want my son to come back alive and well but if that's not meant to be, if god doesn't want that, it's in the hands of fate," he added.

Hopes are fading for the 162 people on board the plane, which was on its way from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore when it disappeared yesterday.

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