Australia instructs officials not to fly Lion Air after Monday's crash

Following the fatal crash of a Lion Air plane on 29 October 2018, Australian government officials and contractors have been instructed not to fly on Lion Air or their subsidiary airlines.

Indonesian rescue team members have retrieved body parts from the water where a plane crashed. Source: AAP

A statement on the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s website states that the decision will be reviewed when the findings of the crash investigation are clear.

The same information is posted on Smartraveller's Twitter account - the one of the Australian Government's travel advice and consular information service.

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Gary Quinland, said in Twitter that Australia is aware of concerning reports about missing Lion Air flight JT610.

Lion Air flight JT 610, an almost new Boeing 737 MAX 8, was departed from Jakarta and en route to Pangkal Pinang, capital of the Bangka-Belitung tin mining region earlier today.

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