"It has been confirmed that the plane crashed in Tanjung Kerawang waters," Erzaldi Rosman Djohan, Bangka Belitung Governor, told the press here, Monday.
The airplane departed from Jakarta at 06:20 a.m local time and was scheduled to arrive in Pangkalpinang at 07:05 a.m local time, according to the Depati Amir airport authority in Pangkalpinang.
Before it lost contact, the airplane had asked for a permission to return to Jakarta due to a problem
The airplane carried 178 adult passengers, three infants, and six crew members and two pilots.
The Indonesian authorities have set up an emergency command post at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, to deal with the accident.
Reporting by Ahmadi
Editing by Fardah
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