Thai Airways flight TG-462 had to reject takeoff from Melbourne, Australia, on October 28th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Bangkok, Thailand, when the crew noticed a problem and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1132 had to return and make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 26th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back due to indication of an issue with a landing gear door.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1300 had to return and make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 26th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to an issue with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Source: Lion Air Releases
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Oct 29, 2018, 13:31 PM by Lion Corporate
TANGERANG, BANTEN – 29 October 2018
Lion Air flight JT610 en-route to Pangkalpinang has crashed near Kerawang (S 5’49.052” E 107’ 06.628” ), 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta Soekarno Hatta International Airport at 6:20 AM.
The flight carried 178 adults, 1 child and 2 infant, including 3 crew under training and 1 technician.
The aircraft is a Boeing 737 MAX 8 with registration number PK-LQP. It is made in 2018 and started its operation at Lion Air since 15 August 2018. The aircraft was declared operationally feasible.
The aircraft is commanded by Captain. Bhavye Suneja and co-pilot Harvino with six cabin crew Shintia Melina, Citra Noivita Anggelia, Alviani Hidayatul Solikha, Damayanti Simarmata, Mery Yulianda, and Deny Maula. The captain has 6,000 flight hours and the co-pilot has more than 5,000 flight hours.
Lion Air is concerned with the incident and will work with the relevant authorities and agencies on this matter.
The number to the crisis center is 021-8082000?1 and for customer information 021-80820002.
Information will be updated from time to time on our website.
Jakarta – 29 October 2018. Lion Air (flight code JT) member of Lion Air Group updated on 29 October that BASARAS (National Search & Rescue Body) has confirmed that there are 24 body bags.
The evacuation of all passengers, crew and flight JT610 that was crashed on 29 October in the sea of Karawang, West Jawa is on-going.
The airline is very concerned about the incident and will continue to render their co-operation to all parties concerned to provide firsthand information with relates to the status of affected passengers and crew. It is with the hope that the families of the passengers and crew will have the strength and fortitude to go through this challenging time and the Search and Rescue (SAR) officers’ operations to go smoothly.
Lion Air’s effort in handling JT610 has flown in 166 people of the affected families from Pangkalpinang, Bangka and 3 others from Medan, North Sumatera.
At the moment, the family members has arrived in Jakarta with accommodations provided in Hotel Ibis Cawang, East Jakarta to ease hassle of travelling to the post in Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport.
Lion Air has opened the crisis center phone line (021)-80820000 and Passengers Information phone line (021)-80820002 to support to incident.
Lion Air will continue to update accordingly.
Lion Air flight JT-610 crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia, on October 29th.
The incident happened shortly after the Boeing 737-800 MAX plane took off from Jakarta, Indonesia.
There were one hundred and eighty-nine people aboard at the time; all of them are feared dead.
The plane was bound for Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia.
Updated:
Boeing is providing technical assistance at the request and under the direction of government authorities investigating the accident. In accordance with international protocol, all inquiries about this accident investigation must be directed to the investigating authority in charge, the National Transportation Safety Committee of Indonesia.
Flydubai flight FZ-724 had to reject takeoff from Odessa, Ukraine, on October 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew noticed a problem and rejected takeoff at low speed.
Smoke was emanating from the plane as it stopped.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-764 had to return and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on October 27th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Mumbai, India, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and forty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight 1555 made an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 26th.
The plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Xiamen Airlines flight MF-8411 made an emergency landing in Lhasa, China, on October 25th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Chongqing, China, was descending toward Lhasa when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and aborted the approach.
The plane subsequently landed at a higher than normal speed. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Wizz Air flight made an emergency landing in Bucharest, Romania, on October 25th.
The plane heading from Kutaisi, Georgia, to Warsaw, Poland, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The bomb threat turned out to be a false alarm.
Emirates flight EK-237 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on October 23rd.
The plane heading from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Boston, Massachusetts, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to a hospital.
United Airlines flight UA-657 made an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on October 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Texas, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-2515 made an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport, Connecticut, on October 23rd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Manchester, New Hampshire, to Orlando, Florida, was diverted after it received a lightning strike, followed by an abnormal gear indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-4952 had to reject takeoff from Williamsport Regional Airport, Pennsylvania, on October 23rd.
The plane was accelerating to takeoff for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when it hit a deer, prompting the crew to reject takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-589 had to return and make an emergency landing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 23rd.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Seattle, Washington, but had to turn back due to an issue with the first officer’s windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
A GoAir flight made an emergency landing at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur, India, on October 22nd.
The plane heading from Ahmedabad to Kolkata, India, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
Passenger Dipansha Jitendra Gangwani, 43, was examined by a team of doctors at the airport and was declared dead.
Qatar Airways flight QR-635 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 22nd.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Doha, Qatar, but had to turn back due to indication of a gear problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-37 made an emergency landing in Oakland, California, on October 22nd.
The Airbus A321-200N plane heading from San Diego, California, to Kahului, Hawaii, was diverted after the crew received indication of an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-eight passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
Qatar Airways flight QR-307 had to return and make an emergency landing in Doha, Qatar, on October 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Helsinki, Finland, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty people aboard remained unharmed.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH-387 had to reject takeoff from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China, on October 21st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when the crew rejected takeoff due to two burst tires.
The plane slowed down safely.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4921 made an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on October 21st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Tampa, Florida, was on final approach to Los Angeles when the crew went around reporting a possible hydraulic issue or flaps problem.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-177 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on October 20th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to electrical issues.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jetstar Airways flight JQ-772 had to return and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on October 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Adelaide, Australia, but had to turn back after two flight attendants reported feeling unwell due to an odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. Both flight attendants were taken to a hospital.
Loganair flight LM-438 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sumburgh Airport, Scotland, on October 19th.
The plane took off for Glasgow, Scotland, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-465 made an emergency landing in Adelaide, Australia, on October 18th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Perth to Brisbane, Australia, was diverted after the crew noticed an electrical odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
