
MOSCOW, January 1 (Sputnik) � Two more bodies have been found in�the Java Sea near�what is believed to�be the crash site of�AirAsia Flight QZ8501, bringing the total to�nine, the BBC reports, citing unnamed officials.
One victim has already been identified as�Hayati Lutfia Hamid, a flight attendant, the broadcaster said.
The bodies of�seven people recovered earlier have been transported to�Surabaya, Indonesia, according to�the Associated Press.
Bad weather is hampering search efforts, which are focused on�locating the plane. "There was something like�a dark shadow once seen from�a plane, but�it cannot yet be proven to�be wreckage," said Rear Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, an Indonesia air force spokesman, as�quoted by�the AP.
"It's possible the bodies are in�the fuselage," said Vice Air Marshal Sunarbowo Sandi, the search and rescue coordinator in�Pangkalan Bun, as�quoted by�the news agency. "So it's a race now against�time and weather," he added.
"I am hoping that the latest information is correct and the aircraft has been found. Please [lets] all hope together. This is so important," AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes tweeted.
AirAsia flight QZ8501 was heading to�Singapore with�162 people on�board when it lost contact with�air traffic control on�Sunday morning. On Tuesday, its debris and the bodies of�people who had been aboard�were spotted scattered in�the Karimata Strait off�the coast of�Borneo.
Thirty ships and 21 aircraft from�Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and the United States have been participating in�the search for�Flight QZ8501. No survivors have been found.
AirAsia Indonesia operates domestic flights within�the Indonesian archipelago and international flights to�Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Thailand. The company is an affiliate of�the Malaysian company AirAsia.
By Sputnik News
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