The plane, with 25 passengers and three crew members on board, was reportedly caught in strong crosswinds.
Regulated fares in the country rose up to 2.5 percent, including season tickets, while the overall fares went up by an average of 2.2 percent.
A total of 30 bodies have so far been recovered from the Java Sea where AirAsia Flight 8501 went down Sunday.
Experts reportedly believe that the plane failed to send crash transmission data as it may have made an emergency water landing.
GM announced three new recalls affecting nearly 84,000 SUVs and pickups, saying ignition systems may have problems that could affect engine power and air bag deployment.
The flight had reportedly covered over half of its 13-hour journey when it was decided to make the unscheduled landing.
Eight bodies have been recovered so far from the choppy seas off the coast of Borneo as rescuers race against "time and weather."
On board the plane were the pilot and a mechanic, both of whom worked for Cochise Air.
As bad weather hampers recovery efforts, investigators believe that the pilot climbing too steeply may have caused the plane to stall.
Over 50 divers are preparing to descend to the floor of the Java Sea to explore the suspected wreckage of the AirAsia plane.
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Italian port authorities sent two helicopters with six coast guard officials to rescue the ship after it issued a distress signal.
Indonesia's air force brought the first two bodies recovered from the AirAsia Flight 8501 crash site to Surabaya.
On the fourth day of a multinational search operation, Indonesian officials said that they had found the missing Airbus A320 in the Java Sea.
AirAsia Flight QZ8501 has been found, but nine months into the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, no evidence has been recovered.
The family of the plane's commander, Capt. Iriyanto, had only days ago seen his brother die from diabetes.
A nearly three-day-long search operation in the Java Sea has led to the recovery on Tuesday of debris and bodies from AirAsia Flight QZ8501.
Footage of search teams recovering a body from the sea was shown live to relatives at Surabaya airport.
The flight was scheduled to depart at 3:10 p.m., local time, from Manila, but took off about two hours later due to bad weather.
The AirAsia plane's disappearance triggered comparisons with Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which has yet to be found.
Images of rescue operations for AirAsia flight QZ 8501 and relatives of the missing people at the Juanda International Airport, Surabaya.
The AirAsia flight from Surabaya to Singapore is feared to have crashed Sunday. By Tuesday, at least 40 bodies were recovered from the Java Sea.
Indonesian officials reportedly told local television that debris spotted in the Java Sea belonged to AirAsia Flight QZ8501.
Smoke is seen coming from an island as the search for AirAsia flight 8501 enters a third day.
Countries around Asia on Tuesday stepped up the search for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that is presumed to have crashed in shallow waters off the Indonesian coast, with Washington also sending a warship to help find the missing jet.
With the case of Flight 8501, low-cost Asian carriers' safety standards are being scrutinized more now.
A Fox News commentator's assertion that the use of the metric system was behind the disappearance of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 is not supported by evidence or endorsed by aviation experts.
Indonesia has sent a ship to test an oil patch found in the reported location of the downed AirAsia plane to see if it is aircraft fuel.
An article in AirAsia's in-flight magazine has come under renewed scrutiny as authorities still search for any sign of missing flight QZ8501.