of indonesian airasia to the table and hopefully persuade them to do the right thing by their families. there is that emotional impact but like you mention, there s this lingering impact in terms of the consequences of losing a loved one. i want to play something. it s a quick piece of sound from the partner of another individual who was on flight 370 and as we know that flight is still missing. listen. on the other hand the world needs to see that and in order for people to take this seriously and demand changes in aviation industry to provide more protection we need people to be angry and to see that. she s referring to seeing the images of these families who are grieving. jim, do you agree with her that the world needs to see their pain? absolutely. particularly because in this
as aaron was taking off, he saw the man grab jacob s arm. hello, everyone. i m aisha sesay. we have this breaking news. an airasia flight from the indonesian city of surabaya is missing. an indonesian transport official tells cnn flight 8501 lost contact with air traffic controllers early sunday morning while en route to singapore. the pilot reportedly requested an unusual route before the plane lost contact. the airline says a crisis center has been set up and search and rescue operations are under way. now, there are reports that as many as 162 people are on board the airbus 320 like the one you see here on your screens. indonesian tv reports most are indonesians, with three koreans, one passenger from singapore,
fluctuating reports on the number of people on board. we have heard between 155 and 162 people on board the flight. indonesian tv is reporting that most of those on board were indonesian. although according to some reports we re hearing that three koreans, one passenger from singapore, one from the uk, and one from malaysia were also on board the flight. now, to tell us what airasia indonesia is saying at this point in time, a statement was released just a short time ago. let s bring that to you. it says, at the present time we unfortunately have no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board, but we will keep all parties informed as more information becomes available. now, joining me on the phone right now is the former inspector general of the u.s. department of transportation and cnn aviation analyst mary schiavo. mary, good to have you with us at this time. let me just ask you right off the bat what you make of all of this. well, a coupl