Indonesian airliner carrying 54 loses contact over Papua
ATR42-300 twin turboprop plane was carrying 49 passengers and five crew members
An Indonesian airliner carrying 54 people has lost contact over the country's easternmost province of Papua, an official said today.
Transportation Ministry spokesman Julius Barata said a plane belonging to Trigana Air Service lost contact this afternoon while flying from Papua's provincial capital, Jayapura, to the Papua city of Oksibil.
He said the ATR42-300 twin turboprop plane was carrying 49 passengers and five crew members.
He said the plane lost contact 33 minutes after taking off.
Transportation Ministry spokesman Julius Barata said a plane belonging to Trigana Air Service lost contact this afternoon while flying from Papua's provincial capital, Jayapura, to the Papua city of Oksibil.
He said the ATR42-300 twin turboprop plane was carrying 49 passengers and five crew members.
He said the plane lost contact 33 minutes after taking off.
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First Published: Aug 16 2015 | 3:22 PM IST