Crash aircraft went from dormant to high-level activity in just days
Austin Ramzy and Dera Menra Sijabat
Jan 15, 2021 – 2.01pm
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The ageing Indonesian plane which crashed earlier this month killing 62 people had gone from no flights in nine months during COVID-19 to 132 in less than a month.
According to Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation, Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, which plunged into the Java Sea, had been in a hangar for most of last year after the pandemic wiped out most commercial flight in the country.
Indonesian rescue and police teams carry debris recovered from the crashed Sriwijaya Air passenger jet.
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Indonesian Plane Went From No Flights to 132 in Less Than a Month
The mothballing adds another possible factor in the crash of the 26-year-old Boeing 737-500, which killed 62 people on Sriwijaya Air Flight 182.
Search and rescue personnel carrying a bag containing wreckage from Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 at a port in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday.Credit.Ulet Ifansasti for The New York Times
By Austin Ramzy and Dera Menra Sijabat
Published Jan. 13, 2021Updated Jan. 19, 2021
The aging plane flew during a heavy storm in a country with a long history of flight disasters. It had also been out of service for nine months.