LIVE Blog #QZ8501 | 5.20pm: AirAsia QZ8501 was not the lone plane in the sky in that area at the time it was last located, says an authority on Indonesian air navigation: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/284781
The director of safety and standards of Air Navigation of Indonesia, Wisnu Darjono, said there were seven other aeroplanes near the ill-fated QZ8501 at the same time it allegedly crashed.
Three of the seven others – Uni Emirates Arab 406, AirAsia 502, and AirAsia 550 – were flying at the same level, Wisnu was reported as saying by detik.com.