A Sriwijaya Air plane lost contact shortly after takeoff from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Saturday, DW reported citing local media. Flight tracking showed the flight path of flight SJ182 ending off the coast just north of Jakarta after losing altitude. The plane was a Boeing 737-500, reported Indonesian news outlet Sindonews.

As per report  of Indonesian newspaper Republika, the flight was carrying 59 passengers, including 6 children, The plane took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport. It was heading to Pontianak, the provincial capital of West Kalimantan.

The plane lost more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than a minute, reported flight tracker website FlightRadar24.

Previously, the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Branch Communications Manager Haerul Anwar said that the Sriwijaya Air plane had lost contact around Lancang Island, i.e. part of the Thousand Islands chain.

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