Govt orders air officials' suspension

Indonesia ordered the suspension of aviation officials on Monday as it investigates the crash of AirAsia flight QZ8501, also promising action against any domestic airlines violating their flying permits.

The crackdown came as a major search in the Java Sea entered its ninth day, struggling in bad weather to find more bodies or the "black box" flight data recorders which are crucial to determining the cause of the disaster.

Only three more bodies were recovered on Monday, bringing the total found to 37. A total of 162 people were aboard the plane when it crashed.