AirAsia flight QZ8501 lost contact with air traffic control at 7.24am. There were 162 people on board - 155 passengers, and 7 crew members. The plane was last seen between the Indonesian island of Belitung, and Pontianak in Borneo. There was bad weather over Belitung at the time.
One Brit was among those on board - named as businessman Chi Man Choi. It is believed he was travelling with his two-year-old daughter Zoe.
Reports are now coming in that the Indonesia Civil Aviation authority has confirmed that the debris is from the missing AirAsia flight.
It is understood the objects have been spotted around 100 miles southwest of Pangkalan Bun.
Experts believe it could be aircraft
Geoffrey Thomas, an aviation expert, has been speaking to Sky News about the objects spotted in the sea.
"Yes, it would appear to be the debris from the AirAsia flight," he says.
"The concentration of debris and the location close to where the plane went missing increases the feeling that it is the Airbus 320."
BREAKING: 'Body in life vest, luggage and more debris' spotted
More reports are coming in the that a body in a life best, luggage and more debris has been spotted.
Indonesian media is quoting an Air Force official has having made the grim sighting off the West Coast of Kalimantan.
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