Discovery Channel will be broadcasting Flight 8501: Storm Disaster, about the tragic events of Air Asia flight 8501.
The aircraft, with its 155 passengers and seven crew, was lost in a storm 40 minutes into its journey from Indonesia to Singapore on 28 December 2014 – concluding the worst year for aviation disasters in a decade. The sixty-minute special attempts to shed some light on the mystery that surrounds the event, and provides one of the most comprehensive explanations as to what happened. Flight 8501: Storm Disaster will premiere on Discovery Channel (Astro channel 551) on 12 April at 10:00 p.m(MY). The special will also air across Asia Pacific and internationally, in more than 220 countries and territories.
For the first time, computer-generated animation will break down radar data from the final moments of the flight. Leading meteorologists will use bespoke weather data from the day of the accident to look at the effects of the storm on one of the world’s safest planes, the Airbus A320. The special will also demonstrate the consequences of a mid-air stall, performed in a light aircraft by an experienced test pilot, explaining how such an occurrence could have been a factor in Flight 8501’s final moments.
The documentary also features exclusive interviews with renowned global experts and those close to the event, including the legal representative for the victims’ families.
