JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s Lion Air said it had lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Jakarta, The Straits Times reported.
A search and rescue effort has been launched for the Boeing 737-800 plane which departed Jakarta about 6.20 a.m. local time on Oct. 29.
Flight track of #JT610 as captured by @flightradar24. Reuters now reporting that the Lion Air flight from from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang "has crashed", based on an Indonesian search and rescue official. pic.twitter.com/x9zXvsfhRq
— Seref Isler (@seref_i) October 29, 2018
“It has been confirmed that it has crashed,” said Yusuf Latif, a spokesman for Indonesia’s search and rescue agency.
The number of passengers and crew is unknown.
This is a developing story.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.