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Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crash places Indonesia’s aviation safety under fresh spotlight
Indonesia’s chequered air safety record is again in the spotlight after a Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people crashed into the Java Sea minutes after take-off on Saturday, marking the country’s third major airline crash in just over six years.
Key points:
- Indonesia’s thousands of islands mean it is heavily dependent upon air travel
- It is not yet known what caused the downing of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
- Some experts say that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted aviation safety
Before the crash there had been 697 fatalities in Indonesia over the past decade, including military and private planes, making it the deadliest aviation market in the world — ahead of Russia, Iran and Pakistan — according to Aviation Safety Network’s database.
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