Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air loses contact with plane after take-off; ministry confirms incident (update)


JAKARTA, Jan 9, 2021 (AFP/Reuters): Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air lost contact with one of its Boeing 737 passenger planes shortly after take-off from the capital Jakarta, the transport ministry said Saturday.

"A Sriwijaya (Air) plane from Jakarta to Pontianak (on Borneo island) with call sign SJY182 has lost contact," said ministry spokesman Adita Irawati.

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