Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air plane loses contact after taking off from Jakarta

A Sriwijaya Air plane lost contact after taking off from Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday. The plane was en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province when it lost contact.

“It is still gathering more detailed information regarding the flight before it can make any statement,” Sriwijaya Air said in a statement.

According to FlightRadar24, the plane was a Boeing 737-500 series.

Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 lost more than 10.000 feet of altitude in less than one minute, about 4 minutes after departure from Jakarta.https://t.co/fNZqlIR2dz pic.twitter.com/MAVfbj73YN

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 9, 2021

Sriwijaya Air flight missing after take off | What we know so far

Route: Jakarta to Pontianak

Callsign: SJY182

Aircraft: Boeing 737-500, PK-CLC

Take off: 07:36 UTC

Highest altitude: 10,900 feet

Last altitude: 250 feet

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