गृहपृष्ठ ∕ International ∕ Indonesian Sriwijaya Air plane loses contact minutes after takeoff International Indonesian Sriwijaya Air plane loses contact minutes after takeoff Flight was bound to Pontianak from Jakarta KathmanduPati January 09, 2021 KATHMANDU – A passenger flight of Sriwijaya Air has lost contact and disappeared from radar a few minutes after departing Jakarta, international news agencies have reported citing the transport ministry of Indonesia. It is still not clear how many passengers and crew were aboard the flight that was bound to Pontianak, the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimanta. “A Sriwijaya (Air) plane from Jakarta to Pontianak (on Borneo island) with call sign SJY182 has lost contact,” the AFP news quoted ministry spokesman Adita Irawati. “It last made contact at 2:40 pm (0740 GMT).” The Boeing 737-500 has a capacity of 130. The airline has said that it was investigating the incident. Write your comments RELATED NEWS CJP leaders released after 24 hours in Delhi police custody Riyadh airport attack kills 12, injures 309 Indian youth leader vows protest despite detentions Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize India’s voter roll revision sparks protests French student protests escalate into National crisis, hundreds of schools… Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Prachanda flies to India for treatment of his ailing wife Dhakal elected FNCCI senior Vice-chair President Bhandari begins two-day official visit to Bangladesh CPN Secretariat meeting postponed due to coronavirus Longer conflict along China borders cannot be discounted, warns Indian Chief of Defence Staff Rawat South Korea to provide E-9 visa to foreign students Nepal Police transfers 30 SPs including a dozen district police chiefs