Indonesia's Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi on Saturday said that there were 65 people aboard the crashed Sriwijaya Air plane, media reported.
According to the Detik news outlet, the Boeing 737-500 was carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members in total when it took off from Jakarta...
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- Indonesian emergency services personnel searching for a missing Boeing passenger jet that was carrying more than 50 people have found debris in Jakarta Bay.
Jakarta Provincial
Fire and Rescue Service announced on its Twitter account that searchers
have found debris as they frantically sweep the area in search of the
Sriwijaya Air jet, which lost contact with aviation authorities shortly
after departing from Jakarta on Saturday.
Footage on social media
shows searchers holding up wires and other bits of material that were
found floating in the bay during the operation.
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Local media reports said fishermen spotted metal objects believed to be parts of a plane on Saturday afternoon in the Thousand Islands, a chain of islands north of Jakarta. Irawati said a search and rescue operation was underway in coordination with the National Search and Rescue Agency and the National Transportation Safety Committee.
ReplyDeleteA statement released by the airline said the plane was on an estimated 90-minute flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province on Indonesia's Borneo island. There were 56 passengers and six crew members onboard.
ReplyDeleteLocal media reports said fishermen spotted metal objects believed to be parts of a plane on Saturday afternoon in the Thousand Islands, a chain of islands north of Jakarta.
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