Batik Air Plane Crashes Into Bridge Connecting At Ngurah Rai Airport

BADUNG - Batik Air FLIGHT ID 6506 Jakarta-Denpasar route, which was boarded by 119 passengers with a crew of 4 people crashed into a Garbarata or bridge connecting the passenger lounge to the aircraft door.

"The plane incident hit garbarata", said Stakeholder Relations Manager of PT Angkasa Pura I, I Gusti Ngurah Rai Taufan Yudhistira International Airport, Sunday, May 23.

This incident occurred at 09.30 WITA at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali, Saturday, May 22.

The newly landed Batik Air plane stopped on the runway but suddenly moved forward and crashed into the garbarata.

"As a result, the upper left engine of the aircraft was torn. (For) garbarata can still operate normally. Further investigations are carried out by the Regional Airport Authority IV with preliminary evidence", he said.

At the time of the incident, the passengers had not disembarked from the plane and were still waiting for the notification to disembark.

"The crew and passengers are in good condition and no one was injured", Taufan said.