Foreign Ministry yet to confirm presence of Thai citizens on crashed Lion Air flight

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Foreign Ministry yet to confirm presence of Thai citizens on crashed Lion Air flight

 

 

BANGKOK, 30 October 2018 (NNT) – Indonesian rescue agencies have started an operation to locate a Lion Air flight that tragically crashed into the sea, hoping to retrieve its black boxes and learn the cause of its failure. 

Indonesian rescue agencies have dispatched divers to the Java Sea off of West Java, focusing on an area where oil stains were spotted and which is suspected to be where a Lion Air flight JT610 crashed. The waters are about 40 meters deep and rescuers are hoping to retrieve the plane’s black boxes to aid in investigations into the crash. The flight departed from Jakarta yesterday (October 29) and lost contact minutes after taking to the air. It was reported that technical repairs had been performed on the plane before its departure. 

Air traffic control indicated the plane began to lose control during its ascent and its pilots had requested an emergency landing before losing communication. It has been concluded that all 189 passengers on board the flight lost their lives. Some pieces of the aircraft and luggage have been collected from the Java Sea along with some human remains. 

Director of Thailand’s Department of Information and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bussadee Santipitak , said it has not yet been confirmed whether any Thai citizens were on the flight but indicated that inquiries can be made to the Thai embassy in Jakarta at +62 811 186253

 

-- nnt 2018-10-30

[baboon]

God, that's simply awful. May all their souls rest in peace.

[Dermah]

Wasn't it almost a brand new plane?

[cnx355]

4 hours ago, Dermah said:

Wasn't it almost a brand new plane?

Yes delivered 13AUG2018 according to airfleets.net

 

Registration PK-LQP  B 737-8MAX

[Katia]

Doesn't the airline have a manifest and can tell who was on the plane?

[rosst]

1 hour ago, cnx355 said:

Yes delivered 13AUG2018 according to airfleets.net

 

Registration PK-LQP  B 737-8MAX

How sad, and how are the technical people feeling who worked on the plane before it left? 

40 meters is not too deep, it should be recovered and a full investigation may help prevent a subsequent event, RIP the departed and Condolences to their families and friends 

[shady86]

Doesn't the airline have a manifest and can tell who was on the plane?

It's a domestic flight so they might not have full information on foreigners boarded the flight. They don't ask for Nationality or passport information for a domestic flight.

[Thunder26]

10 hours ago, Dermah said:

Wasn't it almost a brand new plane?

That's what terrifies me. How come a brand new plane had a malfunction? What a tragedy!

[Tug]

Starting to look like technical problems erratic flight path and same issues on previous flight very sad rip to all lost

[jerojero]

That's what terrifies me. How come a brand new plane had a malfunction? What a tragedy!

Malfunction? Look at how many millions of new cars on the roads worldwide that are recalled for problems. Aircraft are 100 times more complicated and New does not mean without potential problems.

[Katia]

6 hours ago, shady86 said:

11 hours ago, Katia said:

Doesn't the airline have a manifest and can tell who was on the plane?

It's a domestic flight so they might not have full information on foreigners boarded the flight. They don't ask for Nationality or passport information for a domestic flight.

Hm.  I thought a person always had to show ID to board a plane, which in the case of foreigners is usually a passport.

[shady86]

Hm.  I thought a person always had to show ID to board a plane, which in the case of foreigners is usually a passport.

Yes, they do ask it for verification, but not for records. Same as Thailand, you don't need to give ID or passport no during booking and it's not needed for check in or boarding.

[dcnx]

Tragic. 

[Katia]

9 hours ago, shady86 said:

12 hours ago, Katia said:

Hm.  I thought a person always had to show ID to board a plane, which in the case of foreigners is usually a passport.

Yes, they do ask it for verification, but not for records. Same as Thailand, you don't need to give ID or passport no during booking and it's not needed for check in or boarding.

Hm.  I always assumed that when they took my DL/passport, they entered the information into their system...