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Indonesia’s transport ministry is investigating how AirAsia Flight 8501 departed on an unauthorized trip on Sunday.

A total of 34 bodies have so far been recovered from the Java Sea while operations are on to retrieve large pieces of wreckage.

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A small Piper PA-34 aircraft had lost contact with air traffic controllers soon after its pilot reported engine problems.

Indonesian officials are deploying a remote-operated vehicle to capture the images of the objects found in the Java Sea.

The plane, with 25 passengers and three crew members on board, was reportedly caught in strong crosswinds.

Regulated fares in the country rose up to 2.5 percent, including season tickets, while the overall fares went up by an average of 2.2 percent.

A total of 30 bodies have so far been recovered from the Java Sea where AirAsia Flight 8501 went down Sunday.

Experts reportedly believe that the plane failed to send crash transmission data as it may have made an emergency water landing.

The flight had reportedly covered over half of its 13-hour journey when it was decided to make the unscheduled landing.

Eight bodies have been recovered so far from the choppy seas off the coast of Borneo as rescuers race against "time and weather."

On board the plane were the pilot and a mechanic, both of whom worked for Cochise Air.

As bad weather hampers recovery efforts, investigators believe that the pilot climbing too steeply may have caused the plane to stall.

Over 50 divers are preparing to descend to the floor of the Java Sea to explore the suspected wreckage of the AirAsia plane.

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Indonesia's air force brought the first two bodies recovered from the AirAsia Flight 8501 crash site to Surabaya.

On the fourth day of a multinational search operation, Indonesian officials said that they had found the missing Airbus A320 in the Java Sea.

The family of the plane's commander, Capt. Iriyanto, had only days ago seen his brother die from diabetes.

AirAsia confirmed debris found in the Karimata Strait was from missing Flight 8501.

A nearly three-day-long search operation in the Java Sea has led to the recovery on Tuesday of debris and bodies from AirAsia Flight QZ8501.

Footage of search teams recovering a body from the sea was shown live to relatives at Surabaya airport.

The flight was scheduled to depart at 3:10 p.m., local time, from Manila, but took off about two hours later due to bad weather.

The AirAsia plane's disappearance triggered comparisons with Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which has yet to be found.

Family members of the plane’s passengers watched the recovery operation unfold in graphic detail on TV, from a waiting room at Surabaya airport.

Images of rescue operations for AirAsia flight QZ 8501 and relatives of the missing people at the Juanda International Airport, Surabaya.

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes took to Twitter to express his feelings as reports emerged of debris and bodies being found in the Java Sea.

A body and other objects, suspected to be from the missing plane, are being brought to an Indonesian navy ship, reports say.

With the case of Flight 8501, low-cost Asian carriers' safety standards are being scrutinized more now.