INDONESIA: Indonesian transport authority says the plane wreckage will be moved to enable the investigation into the cause of the Bali crash.

Record ID: 383030

  • Title: INDONESIA: Indonesian transport authority says the plane wreckage will be moved to enable the investigation into the cause of the Bali crash.
  • Date: 14th April 2013
  • Summary: TUBAN, BALI PROVINCE, INDONESIA (APRIL 14, 2013) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF THE PLANE WRECKAGE SECURITY PERSONNEL WATCHING AIRCRAFT'S WINDOWS MORE OF WRECKAGE IN WATER SECURITY STANDING LOOKING AT PLANE (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR AT INDONESIA TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY, ERRY BHAKTI SAYING: "We plan to move the wreckage of the plane. The National Tran
  • Embargoed: 29th April 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Indonesia
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Topics: Accidents,Transport
  • Reuters ID: LVA4BWMW9G799I9SQ6LJ8T64INTU
  • Story Text: Indonesia's Transportation Ministry said on Sunday (April 14) they plan to move the Lion Air aircraft wreckage soon in order to facilitate the investigation.
    The Lion Air Boeing 737 landed in the sea after it missed the runway in the resort island of Bali on Saturday (April 13).
    All 108 passengers and crew survived.
    The National Transportation Safety Committee started an accident investigation on Sunday morning.

    "We plan to move the wreckage of the plane. The National Transportation Safety Committee which is working on the investigation agreed because it is difficult for them to work if the aircraft is still in the water," said Erry Bhakti, Transportation Director for at Indonesia Transportation Ministry.
    Budget carrier Lion Air is Indonesia's largest airline and is rapidly expanding.
    The plane was delivered last month. The company has signed two record contracts with two of the world's top plane makers, Boeing and Airbus . Last month, it signed a deal with Airbus for 234 passenger jets worth a 24 billion U.S. dollars.
    Two years ago, it signed a deal with Boeing for 230 planes.
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