JAKARTA (Reuters) - A plane with 189 aboard that crashed on Monday north of Indonesia's island of Java was airworthy, and had only been operated by Lion Air Group since August, the company said.
The flight is believed to have sunk after crashing in the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from the capital, Jakarta, on its way to Indonesia's tin-mining hub.
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