Indonesian flight Carrying 188 passengers crashes Into Sea minutes after takeoff
Indonesian flight Carrying 188 passengers crashes Into Sea minutes after takeoff An Indonesian flight, carrying 188 passengers crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Jakarta on Monday morning. The Lion Air Flight was flying to Pangkal Pinang, Sumatra. The plane was Boring 737 Max 8 model. At 6:33 am, the plane lost control with the air traffic controller, 13 minutes after taking off. Also Read: Passengers swim for their lives after plane misses runway Before disappearing from the radar, the plane was requested to return to the base. Country’s transport minister has confirmed the crash. He has ordered the search and rescue operation. The Flightradar are downloading and processing the entire data that was transmitted by the aircraft. Indonesia’s disaster agency spokesman posted a video of some debris on Twitter:
According to the media reports, the aircraft was carrying 188 passengers in total. Out of which, 178 were adults, one child, two babies, five flight attendants, and two pilots. Also Read: India’s first biofuel-powered test flight successfully lands in Delhi The Lion Air flight took off around 6:20 am. It was scheduled to land at Pangkal Pinang at 7:20 am. A tugboat identified the downed plane. The tugboat reported that the plane approached the sea at 7:15 am. The crew of the tugboat saw the debris of the plane. No word about the passengers onboard has been spoken till now. -PTC NEWSSerpihan pesawat Lion Air JT 610 yang jatuh di perairan Karawang. Beberapa kapal tug boad membantu menangani evakuasi. Video diambil petugas tug boad yang ada di perairan Karawang. pic.twitter.com/4GhKcRYkpG — Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) October 29, 2018
