Indonesia plane crash: flight JT610 plunges into waters off Jakarta Indonesia plane crash: flight JT610 plunges into waters off Jakarta False Flag? A passenger plane carrying 188 people has crashed into the sea off Jakarta, minutes after take-off. “It has been confirmed that it has crashed,” Yusuf Latif, a spokesman for the country’s search and rescue agency, said on Monday by text message, when asked about the fate of the plane. Lion Air crash: officials say 188 onboard lost flight JT610 – latest updates Flight JT610 lost contact with the ground 13 minutes after take-off, according to an official. The jet was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, which can carry up to 200 passengers, according to air tracking service Flightradar 24. A search and rescue effort has been launched for the plane, which departed Jakarta about 6.20am on Monday. It was scheduled to land at Pangkal Pinang at 7.20am.