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Home / News / World News / Indonesia: Passenger plane with over 50 onboard missing after take-off
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    Indonesia: Passenger plane with over 50 onboard missing after take-off

    Ramya Patelkhana
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    Last updated on Jan 09, 2021, 06:18 pm
    Indonesia: Passenger plane with over 50 onboard missing after take-off
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  • A Sriwijaya Air passenger plane with more than 50 people on board has lost contact with the Indonesian aviation authorities shortly after taking off from Jakarta on Saturday.

    The missing airplane was en route to Pontianak in the West Kalimantan province. The plane was a 26-year-old Boeing 737-500 aircraft. The Indonesian airline said it was gathering detailed information about the missing aircraft.

    Here's more.

  • In this article
    Plane lost 10,000ft altitude in less than one minute Take a look at what FlightRadar24 tweeted We are investigating: Indonesian Transport Ministry's spokesperson 56 passengers, six crew members were on board Rescue operators find suspected debris in the Java Sea We are looking for evidence: Local government official
  • Details

    Plane lost 10,000ft altitude in less than one minute

    Plane lost 10,000ft altitude in less than one minute
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  • Sriwijaya Air's flight SJ 182 had rapidly lost more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than a minute, according to a tweet by plane tracking website FlightRadar24.

    It tweeted, "Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 lost more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than one minute, about 4 minutes after departure from Jakarta." However, Sriwijaya Air is yet to comment on the same.

  • Twitter Post

    Take a look at what FlightRadar24 tweeted

  • Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 lost more than 10.000 feet of altitude in less than one minute, about 4 minutes after departure from Jakarta.https://t.co/fNZqlIR2dz pic.twitter.com/MAVfbj73YN

    — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 9, 2021
  • Spokesperson

    We are investigating: Indonesian Transport Ministry's spokesperson

    We are investigating: Indonesian Transport Ministry's spokesperson
  • The Indonesian Transport Ministry's spokesperson, Adita Irawati, told This Week in Asia that the last contact they had with the Sriwijaya Air aircraft was at 2:20 pm (local time).

    "At this point, we are investigating and coordinating the matter with Basarnas (search and rescue agency) and KNKT (the transport safety body). We will release more information as soon as there are developments," Irawati said.

  • Passengers

    56 passengers, six crew members were on board

    56 passengers, six crew members were on board
  • According to reports, there were 56 passengers as well as six crew members on board the Sriwijaya Air passenger plane that was to reach Pontianak on Borneo Island from Jakarta in 90 minutes.

    "The missing plane is currently under investigation and under coordination with the National Search and Rescue Agency and the National Transportation Safety Committee," Irawati said in a statement.

  • Suspected debris

    Rescue operators find suspected debris in the Java Sea

    Rescue operators find suspected debris in the Java Sea
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  • Meanwhile, Agus Haryono, a Basarnas official, told Reuters that rescue operators found the suspected debris of the missing aircraft in the Java Sea, north of Jakarta.

    However, there is no official confirmation yet that the debris belonged to Sriwijaya Air's flight SJ 182. Some reports have also claimed that shortly after the take-off, the Boeing aircraft lost altitude and crashed into the sea.

  • Statement

    We are looking for evidence: Local government official

    We are looking for evidence: Local government official
  • "Initially, I received reports from fishermen, two of their boats saw an explosion from the sea twice...at 2:00 pm [local time]. We are looking for evidence using an anchor," said Surachman, a local government official.

    "We found some cables, a piece of jeans, and pieces of metal on the water," Zulkifli, who is a security official, told CNN Indonesia.

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