The mysterious disappearance of AirAsia flight QZ8501 is the second case of its kind this year after MH370 vanished in March

The disappearance of an AirAsia flight between Indonesia and Singapore has, perhaps inevitably, prompted comparisons with the unsolved case of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Flight 370 vanished without a trace on March 8 as it carried 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

An initial multi-national operation to locate the wreckage far off Australia’s west coast turned up empty, without a single piece of debris found.

After a four-month hiatus, the search resumed on October 4 with new, more sophisticated equipment. The hunt is ongoing and answers are yet to be found.

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The disappearance of an AirAsia flight between Indonesia and Singapore has, perhaps inevitably, prompted comparisons with the unsolved case of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Flight 370 vanished without a trace on March 8 as it carried 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

An initial multi-national operation to locate the wreckage far off Australia’s west coast turned up empty, without a single piece of debris found.

After a four-month hiatus, the search resumed on October 4 with new, more sophisticated equipment. The hunt is ongoing and answers are yet to be found.\

Telegraph.co.uk