JAKARTA – A domestic Airline of Indonesia, Sriwijaya Air plane carryingmore than 50 people lost contact after taking off from the Indonesiancapital on Saturday.
The officials said the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 has lost contact near WestKalimantan province.
The aircraft was en-route to Pontianak on Borneo island when it lostcontact, a spokeswoman for the transport ministry said.
According to a flight-tracking website, the aircraft had lost more than3,000m (10,000ft) in altitude in less than a minute.
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The aircraft is a 27-year-old Boeing 737, according to registration detailsincluded in the tracking data.
The search and rescue efforts were underway.
