Lion Air plane grounded after crashing into electric pole


PETALING JAYA: A Lion Air aircraft was grounded after it crashed into an electric pole at the Fatmawati Airport in Bengkulu City on Wednesday (Nov 7), Indonesian media reported.

This incident again puts Lion Air in the spotlight after its flight JT610 plane en route from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang city on Sumatra island crashed into the sea on Oct 28, killing all 189 people.

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