189 Feared Dead After Lion Air
Plane Crash in Indonesia On Monday morning, Lion Air flight JT 610 Authorities believe all
189 onboard are dead. Pilot Bhavye Suneja requested permission from air traffic controllers to return to Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International airport, without indicating there was an emergency. The plane — a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 — was reported to have problems the night before. The issues were “resolved according to procedure,” as stated by to Lion Air CEO Edward Sirait. In a press conference, the search and rescue agency Basarnas confirmed six bodies were recovered from the crash site. Bambang Suryo Aji, director of operations for Basarnas, also told reporters that the main
wreckage has yet to be located. Some debris has been found within the 150 nautical mile radius of the crash site. Bambang Suryoaji, Basarnas, via CNN
