JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Before the incident an accident in the waters of Bali, aircraft belonging to PT Lion Air Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft with flight number JT 904, could serve two routes of flight, which departed from Palu, Central Sulawesi and ended in Denpasar, Bali.
"The plane was landing three times. Flew from Palu to Banjarmasin, then to London and finally to Denpasar," said Director of Operations of PT Lion Air, Edward Sirait in a press conference at his office in central Jakarta Lion Air, Saturday (04/13/2013) night .
Edward could not be sure, when the aircraft began flying from Palu to Banjarmasin. He only knows airplane from London at 12.30 pm and arrive in Bali at 15.00 pm with the rain bad weather with mist. Naas, before touching the runway Ngurah Rai Airport, the plane crashed into the sea Strait of Bali.
In the pilot steered the aircraft Widodo was there 101 passengers consisted of 95 adult passengers, five young passengers, one infant passengers and seven crew. All passengers survived, although 44 of them need to be treated at two hospitals, namely Sanglah Kasih Ibu Hospital.
Edward insists, worthy to fly the plane. Therefore, the U.S. aircraft manufacturer PT Lion Air was received in March 2013 and has operated one week later so it is still quite good. Moreover, there are no replacement parts and damage.
"Flight-worthy aircraft flown, the pilot was in good health. Pilot landing it could be five times in one day, so pretty, he said.
Edward claimed to have received definite chronological as well as the cause of the accident. He said he handed over the investigation to the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) and the Department of Transportation.
editor:
Heru Margianto
