A Lion Air flight between Jakarta and an island off Sumatra has crashed, Indonesian search and rescue officials have said.
A search and rescue effort has been launched after the passenger jet lost contact 13 minutes after takeoff on Monday morning.
The Boeing 737-800 left the Indonesian capital at 6.20am and
was headed north to arrive in Pangkal Pinang, on the island of Bangka,
at around 7.20am.
It is not clear how many crew and passengers were on board the flight, but Boeing 737 planes seat up to 189 people
It’s understood the jet, flying from Jakarta to Pangkalpinang in Bangka Belitung province, took off at around 6.20am Jakarta time (10.20am AEDT) on Monday but lost contact with air traffic control at 6.33am.
It is not clear how many crew and passengers were on board the flight, but Boeing 737 planes seat up to 189 people
It’s understood the jet, flying from Jakarta to Pangkalpinang in Bangka Belitung province, took off at around 6.20am Jakarta time (10.20am AEDT) on Monday but lost contact with air traffic control at 6.33am.
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