Sriwijaya Air SJ Passenger Family 182: I Was Invited By My Sister To Vacation In Pontianak But Refused

JAKARTA - The family of passengers on the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane on the Jakarta-Pontianak route that crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands came to the anti-demortem post at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta. One of them is Nurul, the older sister of Arneta Fauzia who boarded the plane.

As she hurriedly walked towards the parking lot of the Police Hospital, the woman who wore a pink headscarf had told her about her sister's departure to Pontianak. He said, before leaving, Fauzia had invited herself to go with him.

"In December he invited me to vacation in Kalimantan, Pontianak," he told reporters, Monday, January 11.

It's just that, at that time he was reluctant to come so he refused his sister's invitation. "At first I wanted to join. But (later, red) I refused, so I didn't go, just him," he said, adding that after that Fauzia left alone for Pontianak.

Furthermore, Nurul did not expect that his sister's plane would experience this incident. He even admitted that he was shocked when he heard the news that the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane had crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands.

"I wish he was not, not on that plane. So I was also shocked," he said.

Furthermore, as the victim's family, Nurul hopes that there will be clarity regarding her younger sibling. In addition, he is also waiting for news from the National Police Hospital regarding his younger brother's whereabouts while submitting some data that can be used in the identification process.

However, he did not elaborate on what items he had reported to the antemortem post at the Police Hospital. "We are still waiting for clear, accurate evidence that can only be this," he said.

Previously reported, the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane on the Jakarta-Pontianak route had lost contact in the Thousand Islands shortly after taking off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng on Saturday, January 9, 2020. Then, it was confirmed that the plane had crashed between Male Island and Male Island. Lancang Island, Thousand Islands.

The total aircraft carried 62 people, including 12 crew members and 50 passengers consisting of 40 adult passengers, seven children and three babies.

Currently, the National Police has opened antiemortem posts in two different places, namely in Pontianak and at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital.

The post at the Police Hospital operates 24 hours. So, the families of passengers who want to provide specific data or information related to the passengers of the unlucky plane can come to the post.