10-29-2018, 01:08 PM
LION AIR 737 DOWN
Lion Air passenger plane crashes after taking off from Jakarta: official
UPDATED 10 MINUTES AGO
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A Lion Air passenger plane has crashed into the ocean after taking off from Jakarta, according to Indonesia's search and rescue agency.
"It has been confirmed that it has crashed," Yusuf Latif, a spokesman for the agency, said by text message when asked about the fate of plane.
The pilot reported technical difficulties shortly after take-off, and the plane lost contact 13 minutes afterwards, according to the official.
It was not immediately clear how many people were on board.
"We cannot give any comment at this moment," said Edward Sirait, chief executive of Lion Air Group.
"We are trying to collect all the information and data."
The jet was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, according to air tracking service Flightradar 24.
Lion Air passenger plane crashes after taking off from Jakarta: official
UPDATED 10 MINUTES AGO
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A Lion Air passenger plane has crashed into the ocean after taking off from Jakarta, according to Indonesia's search and rescue agency.
"It has been confirmed that it has crashed," Yusuf Latif, a spokesman for the agency, said by text message when asked about the fate of plane.
The pilot reported technical difficulties shortly after take-off, and the plane lost contact 13 minutes afterwards, according to the official.
It was not immediately clear how many people were on board.
"We cannot give any comment at this moment," said Edward Sirait, chief executive of Lion Air Group.
"We are trying to collect all the information and data."
The jet was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, according to air tracking service Flightradar 24.