`` They need to be searching the water but not necessarily for a plane , they need to be searching for any clues , '' Schiavo said . AirAsia flight disappears during approach to Singapore . Pilot requested evacuation due to bad weather . ` ` Bad weather per se does not bring down aircraft , '' said CNN 's Richard Nelson . Thunderstorms may have been too high for plane to fly over .
AirAsia flight disappears during approach to Singapore . Pilot requested evacuation due to bad weather . ` ` Bad weather per se does not bring down aircraft , '' said CNN 's Richard Nelson . Thunderstorms may have been too high for plane to fly over .