The Minister Of Transportation Orders Basarnas To Release Information On The Crash Of The Sriwijaya Sj-182 Aircraft Every 3 Hours

JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi ordered Basarnas to disclose information as widely as possible about the handling of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane crash.

He asked Basarnas to set up an information post at JICT2, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.

"Basarnas has created a post for maps and information," he said at JICT2, Tanjung Priok, which was broadcast by KompasTV, Sunday, January 10.

"I asked Basarnas to release every 3 hours so that the report can be seen," he added.

Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport, at 14:36 WIB, Saturday, January 9. One minute later the plane to Pontianak was at an altitude of 1,700 feet and was allowed to rise to an altitude of 29 thousand feet following instrument standards.

"At 14:40 Sriwijaya did not go to 075 degrees but to the northwest, therefore ATC was asked to report the direction of the plane. Not long after, in a matter of seconds, SJY 182 disappeared from radar, "said Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Saturday, January 9.

There were 62 passengers including the crew of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft. Of the total passengers, there are 7 children and 3 babies.

The Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft had its departure delayed for 30 minutes. The reason was the heavy rain.