A PASSENGER plane with more than 50n people on board has vanished moments after taking off, it has been reported.
The Boeing 737 went missing shortly after take-off from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta today.
Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 fell 10,000ft in less than a minute and plunged into the Java Sea, reports say.
Flightradar24 tweeted: "We are following reports of a missing Boeing 737-500 in Indonesia.
"We hope to have more information soon."
Follow the very latest news and updates of the missing plane in our live blog below.
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INDONESIAN SOLDIERS ARE SEEN AT SOEKARNO-HATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SAYS FISHERMEN FOUND WRECKAGE OF AIRCRAFT IN WATERS NORTH OF JAKARTA
Surachman, a local government official, told local TV station, Kompass TV, that fishermen found what appeared to be the wreckage of an aircraft in waters north of the capital.
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MORE DEBRIS SPOTTED IN JAVA SEA
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INDONESIA'S TRANSPORT MINISTRY LAUNCH RESCUE PROBE
Indonesia’s transport ministry says a search and rescue probe has been launched after contact was lost with the pilot.
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HOW OLD IS THE PLANE?
The aircraft was first part of Continental Airlines in 1994 before joining Sriwijaya Air’s fleet in 2012.
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WHEN WAS THE FLIGHT LAST IN CONTACT?
According to AirNav Radarbox data, the last contact was at 2.40pm local time after a drop from 10,900ft to 7,650ft.
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WHAT WAS THE NUMBER OF THE FLIGHT?
The flight that has gone missing is flight SJ182 of Sriwijaya Air.
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WRECKAGE FOUND IN JAVA SEA
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RESCUE WORKER FINDS DEBRIS IN JAVA SEA
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DEBRIS SPOTTED FLOATING IN JAVA SEA THIS MORNING
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FLIGHTRADAR TWEETS ABOUT MISSING PLANE
Flightradar24 tweeted: "We are following reports of a missing Boeing 737-500 in Indonesia.
"We hope to have more information soon."
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FLIGHT PATH OF MISSING FLIGHT
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CRASH TIME
The Boeing 737 plane reportedly crashed four minutes after takeoff from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta today.
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BREAKING
A passenger plane has vanished moments after taking off in Jakarta, it has been reported.
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