Perth parents fear daughter was on MH17

The Amsterdam-based founder of Xoterra Space, Fatima Dyczynski, was scheduled to take MH17 and her Perth-based parents say they cannot reach her.

The parents of the founder of Xoterra Space say their daughter was expected to be on MH17. (AAP)

The Perth-based parents of a technology company founder are distraught because their daughter was expected to be on MH17 and cannot be reached.

Mosman Park-based doctor Jerzy Dyczynski and his wife arrived in Perth on an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur late on Friday afternoon saying they did not know the whereabouts of their daughter Fatima Dyczynski.

Amsterdam-based Ms Dyczynski is the chief executive and founder of Xoterra Space, a high-tech start-up company, and is trained in aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical engineering.