A passenger Boeing 737-524 that crashed in Indonesia passed through a thunderstorm front during takeoff and found itself in a zone of strong turbulence. This could have caused the plane crash, suggests Dani Saptiadi, a specialist at the Agency for Meteorology, Climate and Geophysics, writes TASS.
According to him, at the time of takeoff, clouds were visible within a radius of 15 kilometers, heavy precipitation and a thunderstorm were observed. All aircraft flying the area must have experienced turbulence. Visibility at that moment was about two kilometers, which did not interfere with takeoff and landing.
The plane of the Indonesian airline Sriwijaya Air, en route from Jakarta to Pontianak, disappeared from radar on January 9, four minutes after takeoff. Later it became known that the plane fell into the water. It was reported that 59 people could be on board, including at least six children. According to other sources, 62 people flew on the plane, including ten children and six crew members. There were no Russians among the passengers.
