Jakarta/Sydney | Divers have recovered human remains and wreckage from the site where an Indonesian jetliner with 50 passengers and 12 crew on board crashed into the sea on Saturday afternoon.
Sriwijaya Air flight SJY 182 lost contact with traffic controllers within minutes after it took off from Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta International Airport at 2.36pm. The passenger flight was bound for Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province on Borneo island.
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Emma Connors was South-east Asia correspondent from October 2019 until mid-2023, based in Jakarta and Singapore. She has previously edited Perspective and Opinion and has written extensively across the AFR and related titles. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.connors@nine.com.au
