JAKARTA Search teams were scouring dark waters off the coast of the Indonesian capital late on Saturday after a passenger plane with 62 people on board lost contact shortly after take-off, officials said.
The fate of the plane operated by Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air and its passengers remained
As search-and-rescue crews continue to find wreckage from the Indonesian passenger plane that crashed Saturday, hopes have dimmed that any survivors will be found.
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BANGKOK â As the coronavirus pandemic cleared Indonesiaâs skies of airline traffic, Capt. Afwan, an experienced Boeing 737 pilot for Sriwijaya Air, waited.
A former Indonesian Air Force pilot who was widely admired and had more than 30 years of flying experience, he filled his time with Sriwijaya flight simulator sessions meant to ensure that pilots completed the minimum flying hours to keep their licenses. Like many in his Muslim-majority nation, he prayed regularly and advised colleagues to maintain their piety, too.
On Saturday, Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, with Captain Afwan in charge, crashed into the Java Sea a few minutes after takeoff in heavy rain. The Boeing 737-500 series passenger jet carried 62 people, including six active crew.
The Boeing 737-500 with 62 passengers and crew was headed on a domestic flight to Pontianak in West Kalimantan on Saturday before it disappeared from radar screens four minutes after take-off.