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INDONESIA: An Indonesian airplane carrying more than 50 passengers lost contact after taking off from the capital Jakarta on Saturday.
As per details, the flight took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport. It was heading to Pontianak, the provincial capital of West Kalimantan.
We are following reports of a missing Boeing 737-500 in Indonesia. We hope to have more information soon.
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 9, 2021
The aircraft’s last contact was at 2:40 p.m., and authorities have started search and rescue operations for the missing plane, according to Adita Irawati, a spokeswoman for the transport ministry.
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
According to Indonesian newspaper Merdeka, The Regent of the Thousand Islands said he had information that “something fell and exploded on Male Island”.
“We found some cables, a piece of jeans, and pieces of metal on the water,” CNN Indonesia reported, citing Zulkifli, a security official. The aircraft is a 27-year-old Boeing 737-500, according to registration details included in the tracking data.
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