A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia s capital on Saturday on a domestic flight, officials said. Indonesian Transportation Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati said the Boeing 737-500 took off from Jakarta at about 1:56 pm and lost contact with the control tower at 2:40 pm. 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. A statement released by the airline said the plane was on an estimated 90-minute flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province on Indonesia s Borneo island. There were 56 passengers and six crew members onboard.
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, ARMENPRESS. A Sriwijaya Air plane lost contact shortly after takeoff from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Saturday, Deutsche Welle reports citing government spokesman Adita Irawati.
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan 9, (AP): A Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital on a domestic flight on Saturday, and debris found by fishermen was being examined to see if it was from the missing plane, officials sa