Il-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-Air Asia, Tony Fernandes, li hu s-sid tat-tim tal-futbol tal-premier fl-Ingilterra – Queens Park Rangers – telaq lejn l-Indoneżja biex jgħin fil-koordinament tat-tiftix. F’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet ftit tal-ħin ilu, Fernandes qal li l-kundizzjonijiet tat-temp ma kinux tajbin iżda l-kumpanija ma tridx tispekula x’wassal għall-għibien tal-ajruplan. Hu qal li f’dan il-mument, il-ħsibijiet tiegħu huma biss fil-passiġġieri u l-membri tal-ekwipaġġ. “We are very devastated about what’s happened, it’s unbelievable, but we do not know what’s happened yet, so we’ll wait for the accident investigation to really find out what’s happened. Our concern right now is for the relatives and for the next of kin, there is nothing more important to us for our crew’s family, and for our passengers’ families, that we look after them. That is our number one priority at the moment to make sure that we take care of them. And to fully cooperate with the investigation”