This file photo taken over Tangerang on March 18, 2013 shows a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-300 aircraft, a similar model to the Indonesian airline’s Boeing 737-500 operating as flight SJY182 that lost contact during a flight from Jakarta to Pontianak on January 9, 2021. Adek BERRY / AFP
Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air lost contact with one of its passenger planes shortly after take-off from the capital Jakarta, the country’s transport ministry said Saturday.
“A Sriwijaya (Air) plane from Jakarta to Pontianak (on Borneo island) with call sign SJY182 has lost contact,” said ministry spokesman Adita Irawati.
“It last made contact at 2:40 pm (0740 GMT).”
It was unclear how many passengers and crew were aboard the Boeing 737-500 and the budget airline said only it was investigating the incident.
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<h2>A former Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Peter Kisira, has died at the age of 74.</h2>
<p><strong>Naija News</strong> reports that Kisira, who served under former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed's administration between 2011 and 2019, gave up the ghost in the early hours of today, Saturday.</p>
<p>Reacting to the sad development, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed sadness over the demise of the erstwhile deputy governor.</p>
<p>According to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, the governor sent his heartfelt condolences to his family and the people of Baruten.</p>
<p>He urged them to take solace in his fine legacies as a public servant and a bureaucrat who rose to the rank of a Permanent Secretary in the state’s civil service before becoming a deputy governor.</p>
<p>AbdulRazaq stated that the former deputy governor will be remembered for his life of commendable public service and dedication to good causes.</p>
<p>The govenror prayed to God to receive his soul and look after the family that he left behind.</p>
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