Boeing 737-500 crashes after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia
Boeing 737-500 crashes after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia Contact was lost on Saturday with a Boeing 737-500 jet, Sriwijaya Air flight SJ-182, four minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia. Recovery teams have begun to recover wreckage, including the plane’s two black boxes. Rescue divers have also started bringing body bags to the surface. It is expected that DNA sampling will confirm that all 62 passengers and crew of the flight were killed in the crash. Initial witness reports indicate that part of the jet exploded. These reports coincide with a sharp turn by the plane followed b...
Source: wsws.org