“Following the fatal crash of a Lion Air plane on October 29, Australian government officials and contractors have been instructed not to fly on Lion Air. Air traffic controllers lost contact with Lion Air flight JT610 at 6:33 a.m., shortly after the plane took off at 6:20 a.m. from Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Among the passengers were officials from various ministries, including the Finance Ministry. There were also one official from the Environment and Forestry Ministry and four from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry on the plane. Reports also say officials from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) and the Bangka-Belitung legislative Council were also on board.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 29, 2018 08:37 UTC