The Indonesian budget airline jet is feared to have crashed into the sea after the Boeing 737 lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday, with flight tracking data showing the plane plunged into a steep dive several minutes after take-off.
Officials have said that that the flight was carrying 62 people onboard, which included 56 passengers and six crew members.
Among the passengers were five children and an infant.
The country’s transport minister on this day confirmed that the flight is indeed suspected to have crashed.
