There were no Russians on board the Sriwijaya Air passenger plane that crashed into the sea north of Jakarta. On Saturday, January 9, Interfax reports with reference to the Russian Embassy in Indonesia.
After the appearance of information about the crash of the aircraft, Russian diplomats made an official request for the presence of Russian citizens on board to the Indonesian National Agency for Search and Rescue. “According to the preliminary information received, there were no compatriots on board the plane,” the message says.
Earlier on Saturday, Indonesian authorities confirmed the crash of a passenger Boeing 737-500 en route from Jakarta to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province. The incident occurred near the island of Male, there is no information about the reasons for the incident.
According to the head of the Ministry of Transport of Indonesia, 65 people were on board the crashed ship. Meanwhile, the media also mention other figures. Thus, China Central Television writes about 59 passengers.
According to FlightRadar, the Boeing 737-500 made its maiden flight in May 1994. This is an older model of the plane than the one that crashed off Jakarta in late 2018. Then, as a result of the crash of the Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX, 189 people were killed, there were no survivors.
