Lion Air Flight 610

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Lion Airlines Flight 610 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Lion Air from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta to Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang. It crashed shortly after takeoff on 29 October 2018.[1][2] Wreckage from the aircraft was found offshore from the island of Java.[3]

According to The Straits Times, 181 passengers, including 178 adults and three children, were on board the aircraft, as well as six cabin crew and two pilots.[4]

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  1. "Lion Air Boeing Passenger Jet Has Crashed, Says Rescue Agency". Bloomberg News. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. Media, Kompas Cyber (29 October 2018). "Pesawat Lion Air JT-610 Rute Jakarta-Pangkal Pinang Hilang Kontak - Kompas.com". KOMPAS.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. Massola, James; Rompies, Karuni; Rosa, Amilia (29 October 2018). "Lion Air flight crashes in Indonesia". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. Chan, Francis; Soeriaatmadja, Wahyudi (29 October 2018). "Lion Air plane carrying 188 on board crashes into sea shortly after take-off from Jakarta". The Straits Times. Retrieved 29 October 2018.