Indonesian Air Lion says he lost contact with a passenger jet and search and rescue was launched – National



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The Indonesian Air Lion said he lost contact with an airliner connecting Jakarta to an island off Sumatra.

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Search and rescue efforts were launched on the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which left Jakarta at 6:20 am on Monday.

Danang Mandala Prihantoro, Lion Air spokesman, said: "We can confirm that one of our flights has lost contact, his position can not yet be determined."

A telegram from the National Air Force Search and Rescue Agency asked for help in finding a place at sea off Java.

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Lion Air is one of Indonesia's youngest and largest airlines, serving dozens of domestic and international destinations.

In 2013, one of his Boeing 737-800 missed the runway by landing on the island of Bali, where he crashed into the sea without killing any of the 108 people on board .

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