The aircraft was operating a Jakarta-Pontianak service, with 182 passengers and seven crew members onboard, Lion Air spokesman Danang Mandala Prihantoro said in a statement. The Boeing 737-800NG plane skidded off the runway as it was trying to land at Supadio International Airport, a regional hub airport that services a small number of international flights. Representatives for Supadio airport as well as Indonesian air traffic control provider AirNav did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Lion Air, the market leader in Indonesia, suffered the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in October. Prihantoro said Lion Air was working to evacuate the plane and that visibility had met landing requirements.

Source: bd News24 February 16, 2019 10:18 UTC