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Indonesian Aircraft Goes Missing

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A passenger plane that went missing in bad weather over the remote eastern region of Papua is being hunted by Indonesian search and rescue agencies. The missing aircraft have 54 people on board. The plane, flight number TGN267, failed to arrive its destination of Oksibil after contact was lost with the plane.

The agency’s official Twitter account noted that the domestic aircraft, belonging to the Indonesian Trigana Air Service, was carrying 44 adult passengers, five crew and five children and infants.

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Search efforts are being hindered by stormy weather over the mountainous and remote region, and have been suspended until the morning and have begun again.

The Trigana Air ATR 42-300 turboprop plane took off from Sentani airport in the region’s capital Jayapura on a flight to Oksibil, located south of the city. Oksibil is a remote settlement in the mountains, which is only accessible by plane.

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