No Ukrainians aboard crashed plane in Indonesia

Published Oct. 29, 2018 at 11:20 am

A Lion Air Boeing 737 lies partially submerged in the water two days after it crashed while trying to land at Bali's international airport near Denpasar on April 15, 2013. The pilot and co-pilot of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali's airport have passed initial drug tests, an official said on April 15, as investigators probe the causes of the accident that left dozens injured but no fatalities.

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There are no citizens of Ukraine among the passengers and crew members of the aircraft that crashed in Indonesia, the consular service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has reported.

“There are no citizens of Ukraine in the list of passengers of the plane and crew members,” – the consular service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Twitter.

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 of the Indonesian airline Lion Air crashed on Monday morning several minutes after taking off from the Jakarta airport. The plane routed for Pangkal Pinang on the Bangka Island disappeared from radar screens about 10 minutes into the flight. The search started right away. Plane debris was found in the sea near the western coast of Java.

According to the Jakarta Post, there were 181 passengers, including three children, and eight crewmembers onboard.