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KARAWANG, Indonesia – Latest news on the crash of a Lion Air plane in Indonesia (all local times):
7:45 p.m.
Pope Francis extended his condolences to those affected by the crash of an airliner a few minutes after taking off from the Indonesian capital, probably killing the 189 people on board.
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said in a telegram to the Vatican representative in Indonesia that the pope "offers the badurance of his prayers to all those who have died and those who mourn their loss" after the crash of Monday.
The Indonesian search and rescue agency said it was not planning to find survivors of the plane that plunged into the seas off Jakarta just 13 minutes after takeoff.
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7:30 p.m.
Friends and relatives offered their condolences to the parents of an Indian pilot who was flying a Lion Air plane that crashed in Indonesia.
After having received friends and relatives who rushed to their home in New Delhi after hearing the news of the accident, the parents of pilot Bhavye Suneja went to New Delhi airport to catch a flight to from the Indonesian capital.
"Please, pray for us," said the crying mother of Suneja while riding in a car.
A friend of the family, Anil Gupta, said that Suneja's father was stunned and could not speak, and that his sister and mother had not left their room.
The 189 people aboard the plane would have died in Monday's crash.
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19h
The European Commission announced that it was not planning to ban the Indonesian airline Lion Air again after one of its planes crashed into the sea off Jakarta, possibly making 189 victims on board.
In 2007, Indonesian airlines were banned from traveling to Europe for security reasons. The ban was lifted for Lion Air in June 2016 and the nationwide ban was lifted completely in June of this year.
Commission spokesman Enrico Brivio said on Monday that there was "no indication that security levels at Lion Air or security oversight in Indonesia" were deteriorating.
According to Brivio, the commission will badyze the results of Monday's crash investigation.
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6:10 p.m.
According to the official China News Service, a Chinese company, China Minsheng Investment Group Leasing Holdings Ltd., owned a Lion Air plane that crashed on Monday with a 189-pbadenger plane and leased it to the company Aerial.
CMS Leasing, quoted by CNS, said it was extremely saddened by the accident and was in close contact with Lion Air, Boeing and other organizations.
The company said that the airlines used to purchase large aircraft on leases with third-party companies.
The statement was not posted on the company's website and calls were unanswered on Monday afternoon.
CMIG Leasing is part of the large CMIG Group, which focuses on logistics, energy and healthcare.
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18h
According to the Australian Foreign Ministry, Australian government officials and subcontractors "were instructed not to use Lion Air or their airline affiliates" after the crash of a Lion Air aircraft carrying 189 people .
The statement posted on the ministry's website indicated that the decision would be reconsidered when the findings of the accident investigation were clear.
He said that the overall level of his travel tips for Indonesia had not changed in relation to his recommendation to be very careful.
The Indonesian search and rescue agency said it was not planning to find survivors of the plane that plunged into the seas off Jakarta just 13 minutes after takeoff.
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5:10 p.m.
A search and rescue agency official said he would not expect any survivors of the Lion Air plane that crashed into the sea off Jakarta with 189 people on board.
The director of operations of the agency, Bambang Suryo Aji, said the research focused mainly on body research. He said six body bags had already been used to recover human remains.
Aji said that the location of the hull of the aircraft had not yet been identified. The waters where it sank reach a depth of 30 meters (100 feet).
The research is currently scheduled to last seven days and could be extended.
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16h
Indonesian transport safety and aviation officials said that a Lion Air plane that crashed into the sea with 189 pbadengers on board had been cleared by the air traffic controllers to return at Jakarta Airport as a result of a request from his pilot about two to three minutes after takeoff.
The aircraft, which was delivered to Lion Air in August, crashed about 13 minutes after takeoff.
Novie Riyanto, director of AirNav, which manages the air traffic in Indonesia, said the pilot had made a request for "RTB" or return to base "only two or three minutes after takeoff and that ATC had approved".
At the same press conference, a Lion Air official said that there were two strangers on board the plane: his pilot, originally from New Delhi, and an Italian citizen.
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15:30.
An official at the Indian Embbady in Jakarta said that one of the pilots of a Lion Air plane that crashed in Indonesia was an Indian citizen.
Debashis Biswas identified the pilot as Bhavye Suneja.
He added that there were no Indian pbadengers aboard the flight, which crashed a few minutes after taking off early Monday.
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2:45 p.m.
Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, said that he had ordered the National Commission for Transport Safety to conduct an investigation into the crash of a Lion Air plane.
He said rescuers were doing their best to find victims and urged Indonesians to "keep praying".
Widodo, speaking in Bali where he was attending a conference, said he felt the families' anxiety and hoped that they could stay calm while the rescuers were working hard on the site. the accident at sea, northeast of Jakarta.
The plane with 189 people aboard crashed a few minutes after taking off early Monday.
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1:50 p.m.
The president of Lion Air said that the plane that crashed into the sea on Monday had a technical problem resolved during his last flight.
The president of the airline, Edward Sirait, said Monday that the technical problem concerning the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft had been resolved according to the manufacturer's procedures. He was not more specific, but said the problem of the previous flight would be part of Monday's crash investigation.
In addition, Indonesia's Air Transport Directorate reported that the flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang had requested to return to Jakarta shortly after taking off from the capital's airport. The plane crashed into the sea about 13 minutes after takeoff.
In a statement about the tragedy, Sindu Rahayu, spokesman for the airline, said: "The aircraft had asked to return to the base before disappearing from the radar." He gave no further details about this request.
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1:30 p.m.
Boeing says he is "deeply saddened" by the crash of a Lion Air plane off the Indonesian coast and offered his help as part of the investigation.
Lion Air flight 610 crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta on Monday morning. Researchers have so far found aircraft debris and personal items, but no body.
The 737 Max 8 aircraft was bound for Pangkal Pinang on a chain of islands off Sumatra.
The Chicago-based planémaker said he was ready to provide technical badistance for the investigation of the accident, which will be conducted by Indonesian investigators.
In its statement, Boeing Co. expressed concern for the 189 people on board and offered "its most sincere condolences to their families and loved ones."
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Noon
Families go to the headquarters of the Indonesian National Agency for Search and Rescue in Jakarta to inform their relatives about the death of a Lion Air aircraft at sea.
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani met with the head of the agency to obtain information on 20 staff members from the Ministry of Finance who were on board. The Boeing aircraft disappeared Monday morning and the research is concentrated in waters saturated with hydrocarbons where debris was found.
Feni, who uses one name, said her sister, who was about to be married, was on the flight and was planning to meet relatives in Pangkal Pinang.
"We are here to find information about my younger sister, her fiancé, her future brother and one of their friends," said Feni.
"We have no information," she said, as her father wiped the red-eyed tears. "No one has provided us with the information we need. "We are confused. We hope our family is still alive, "she said.
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11h
Flightradar24, the aviation tracking website, indicates that the Air Lion plane that crashed after takeoff from Jakarta was a brand new aircraft used for only a few months.
The website indicates that the 737 Max 8 aircraft was registered as PK-LQP and had been delivered to the airline in August.
Ships looking for the wreck of Flight 610 in the water found various debris.
The Max 8 is part of Boeing's latest 737 narrow-body series. It replaces the similar 737-800 in the Chicago planemaker product line.
Boeing spokesman Paul Lewis said Boeing was "watching the situation closely" but did not provide details on the aircraft in question.
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10:20
The Indonesian Disaster Relief Agency said that a Lion Air airliner crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta and was carrying 188 pbadengers and its crew.
The spokesman for the Agency, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, posted on Twitter photos of debris, including a crashed smartphone, books, bags and parts of the aircraft fuselage, which had been picked up by search and rescue vessels converging in the region.
He said the plane was carrying 181 pbadengers, including one child and two babies, as well as seven crew members.
Indonesian television broadcast footage of a fuel and debris field.
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10 hours
A search and rescue operation is underway at sea for a Lion Air airliner that lost contact soon after leaving Jakarta.
The Boeing 737-800 left the Indonesian capital at around 6:20 am for Pangkal Pinang, on a chain of islands off Sumatra. Data from Flight 610 on the FlightAware Aircraft Tracking Website ends just minutes after take-off.
"We can confirm that one of our flights has lost touch," said Lion Air spokesman Danang Mandala Prihantoro. "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.
A report to the Jakarta search and rescue office mentions the crew of a tug signaling a Lion Air flight falling from the sky. He pointed out that several ships went to the place.
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9am
The Indonesian Air Lion said he lost contact with an airliner connecting Jakarta to an island off Sumatra.
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."
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