By Jon Emont, Andrew Tangel and Doug Cameron A Boeing Co. passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed into the Java Sea on Saturday, Indonesian authorities said. The Sriwijaya Air jet lost contact with air-traffic controllers and disappeared from radar minutes after taking off from the country s capital, Jakarta, transport ministry officials said. It was on a 90-minute flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province on Indonesia s Borneo island, and went missing at 2:40 p.m. local time, a spokeswoman for the ministry, Adita Irawati, said. The aircraft involved was a 26-year-old Boeing 737-500, according to Theodora Erika, a spokeswoman for Sriwijaya Air, which is an Indonesian carrier. Sriwijaya flight SJ182 departed at 2:36 p.m. local time, climbing to a maximum altitude of 10,900 feet about four minutes later and then beginning a steep descent, according to aviation data provider Flightradar24. The last data signal from the aircraft was
Sriwijaya Air Passenger Aircraft Loses Contact after Taking Off
Saturday, 09 January 2021 | 17:53 WIB
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JAKARTA, NETRALNEWS.COM - A passenger aircraft operated by Indonesian airline company Sriwijaya Air flying from Jakarta to Pontianak has reportedly lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday (01/09/2021). The last contact with the aircraft, flight number SJ182, was recorded at 14:40 Indonesian Western Time.
Spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation Aditia Irawati has confirmed the report. The Ministry of Transportation is coordinating with the National SAR Agency and the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) regarding the incident.