--- description: "My heart is devastated," says a father who lost his beloved son title: Loved Ones Remember AirAsia Flight 8501 Passengers image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt266bef020732e1c4/698777b1a988ca73866aba89/460865954.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Aviation](/tag/aviation/) ## Aviation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Loved Ones Remember AirAsia Flight 8501 Passengers by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 30, 2014 9:06 PM CUT  Rohana, the mother of Khairunisa, a flight attendant who was travelling on missing Air Asia Flight QZ 8501, points towards her daughter, left, within a framed family photograph in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Dec. 28, 2014. Rohana, the mother of Khairunisa, a flight attendant who was travelling on missing Air Asia Flight QZ 8501, points towards her daughter, left, within a framed family photograph in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Dec. 28, 2014.Abdul Qodir—AFP/Getty Images by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 30, 2014 9:06 PM CUT Hope faded Tuesday for any of the 162 people aboard AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 after authorities confirmed that debris and bodies sighted were from the plane. Some of those on the flight, which vanished Sunday en route from Indonesia to Singapore, were traveling to provide for their families. Some were embarking on holiday vacations with friends or relatives. Some were not supposed to be on the plane at all. **Captain Irianto** Irianto had flown 6,100 hours with AirAsia Indonesia, and 20,537 hours in total, according to the airline. His father-in-law Soewanto said Irianto was a faithful man who was good to those around him. “He … [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-airasia-plane/my-heart-devastated-loved-ones-remember-flight-8501-passengers-n276951?cid=par-time-article%5F20141002 "undefined") ### Witness the Tragic Aftermath of AirAsia Flight QZ8501  A crew member of an Indonesian Maritime Surveillance plane says a prayer before a search mission to look for AirAsia's Flight QZ8501 in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Island, Indonesia on Dec. 30, 2014. Darren Whiteside—Reuters  Indonesian Navy airmen search the waters for debris from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in a navy fixed wing patrol craft near Bangka Island, Indonesia on Dec. 30, 2014. Ed Wray—Getty Images  An Indonesian woman breaks down while holding a family picture of passengers onboard the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, outside the crisis-centre set up at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia on Dec. 29, 2014. Manan Vastsyayana—AFP/Getty Images  Family members of passengers onboard the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 attend a briefing inside the crisis-centre at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia on Dec. 29, 2014. Manan Vastsyayana—AFP/Getty Images  Indonesian Army personnel read a map during a search and rescue operation for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, over the waters of the Java Sea on Dec. 29, 2014. Juni Kriswanto—AFP/Getty Images  Members of the Indonesian air force carry items retrieved from the Java sea during search and rescue operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia on Dec. 30, 2014. Bay Ismoyo—AFP/Getty Images  Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C) addresses the media after meeting with family members of passengers onboard the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at the Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia on Dec. 30, 2014. Manan Vastsyayana—AFP/Getty Images  Relatives of passengers on AirAsia flight QZ 8501 react to the news of debris and bodies being found, in Surabaya, Indonesia on Dec. 30, 2014. Robertus Pudyanto—Getty Images  An Indonesian woman lays flowers as people pray for passengers of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 in Malang, East Java, Indonesia on Dec. 30, 2014. Aman Rochman—AFP/Getty Images _Read next:_ [_AirAsia Relatives in Shock as Indonesian TV Airs Images of Floating Body_](http://time.com/3649270/airasia-qz8501-missing-plane-bodies/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3650469/loved-ones-8501-passengers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3650469/loved-ones-8501-passengers/"},"headline":"Loved Ones Remember AirAsia Flight 8501 Passengers","datePublished":"2014-12-30T21:06:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:06:28.161Z","description":"\"My heart is devastated,\" says a father who lost his beloved son","url":"https://time.com/3650469/loved-ones-8501-passengers/","keywords":["Aviation","Accident","AirAsia"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt266bef020732e1c4/698777b1a988ca73866aba89/460865954.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt266bef020732e1c4/698777b1a988ca73866aba89/460865954.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"INDONESIA-SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA-AVIATION-AIRASIA","caption":"INDONESIA-SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA-AVIATION-AIRASIA","creditText":"Abdul Qodir—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/aviation/","name":"Aviation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3650469/loved-ones-8501-passengers/","name":"Loved Ones Remember AirAsia Flight 8501 Passengers"}}]}] ```