TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Lion Air plane returns to base in Lombok shortly after takeoff
Of the 114 passengers, only 40 of them were reported to have requested a refund.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
A Lion Air plane at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten. (JP/Ricky Yudhistira)
L
ion Air flight JT177, which departed Lombok and was headed for Surabaya, returned to Lombok International Airport shortly after takeoff Tuesday afternoon due to engine failure. The plane was carrying 144 passengers.
Lombok airport’s general manager, Nugroho Jati, said the plane landed safely. It took off at 4:48 p.m. local time but the airport received a return to base request a little after 5 p.m.
"The plane landed safely and parked at stand number 12 at Lombok airport," Nugroho said on Tuesday as quoted by kompas.com.
Read also: Lion Air Group lays off 2,600 contract workers as flight traffic nosedives
"Luckily, there were no casualties or injuries in this incident,” he added.
Of the 114 passengers, only 40 of them were reported to have requested a refund.
The aircraft was declared to require further maintenance at Lombok airport.
In a quick response, Lion Air Group corporate communications strategic Danang Mandala said the airline would immediately issue a statement regarding the incident. (ggq)
