An Indonesian domestic passenger aircraft “Trigana flight TGN267” carrying 54 people lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday. This took place in the remote eastern Papua region, the National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) said.

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“Lost contact with plane,” BASARNAS chief Bambang Soelystyo told Reuters by phone. Trigana Air Service was carrying 44 adult passengers, five crew and five children and infants.

Contact was lost with the Trigana Air ATR 42 turboprop just before 15:00 local time (06:00 GMT) after take-off from Sentani airport in the regional capital Jayapura. The plane was en route to the town of Oksibil in the south of the region.

Transport Ministry spokesman JA Barata confirmed the disappearance, AFP news agency reported.

“We are not sure what happened to the plane yet and we are co-ordinating with local authorities,” he told the agency.

“The weather is currently very bad there, it’s very dark and cloudy. It’s not conducive for a search. The area is mountainous.”

Hope there wouldn’t be any problem and so the flight will be back soon. Prayers from team!