The Indonesian authorities have confirmed that the 40 bodies recovered from the Java Sea are from the Air Asia flight that went missing on Sunday. A statement issued by Air Asia also confirmed this. The retrieved bodies were spotted along with the debris floating in the Sea, off the coast of Borneo. During a news conference by the head of the search operation, shown live on Indonesian TV, pictures of the debris were shown including a body floating on the water. The ill-fated airbus was carrying 162 people from Surabaya in Indonesia. The search operation is now in its third day. Shortly before disappearing, the Air Asia said, the pilot of the plane had asked permission from air traffic control to change course and fly above bad weather in an area noted for severe thunderstorms.