Indonesia’s transport ministry has launched a search and rescue mission for a passenger jet believed to have crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta.
The Sriwijaya airflight – reportedly a Boeing 737-500 – left from the capital and was en route to Pontianak in the West Kalimantan province.
Reports in local media say there were 62 people onboard including all passengers and crew.
Pictures have also emerged from a search zone which show rescue teams pulling debris from the Java Sea, however the fate of the flight has not been officially confirmed.
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2. The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737 because it happens to be the most popular and common aircraft type in commercial service (alongside the Airbus A320)
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That's really sad, May Allah grant them heaven Ameen 🙏
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Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Sriwijaya Air from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, to Supadio International Airport, Pontianak, in Indonesia. On 9 January 2021, the Boeing 737–524 operating the flight disappeared about 4 minutes after departure. Officials confirmed that the aircraft crashed in the waters off the Thousand Islands, several kilometers from the airport. The search for the aircraft is ongoing.
On Saturday night the Indonesian Navy stated that it had found the coordinates. At least 10 Republic of Indonesia (KRI) Navy ships were deployed to the location.
The plane, which is operated by Sriwijaya Air, first flew in 1994 and is said to be in proper condition.
Sriwijaya Air SJ182's 30 minutes of delay in departure was not due to engine problems, but due to heavy rain.
So the position of the plane after lost contact was between Male Island and Lancang Island.
Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said the plane was carrying 62 passengers and crew. In detail, 50 passengers including seven children and three babies and 12 crew members. The Head of Basarnas (Indonesian SAR) Bagus Puruhito, said that the Sriwijaya Air flight number SJ 182 on the Jakarta-Pontianak route did not send an emergency location transmitter (ELT) signal when contact lost.
The following is a brief chronology:
*) 02:36 p.m. the plane took off
*) 02.37 p.m. the plane passed 1,700 feet and made contact with the Jakarta Approach
*) 02:40 p.m. Jakarta ATC saw the airplane flying in a direction that did not match the coordinates. ATC asked the pilot, but it was not until seconds that the plane disappeared from the screen.
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May Allah bless their families to bear this grief