JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia started investigations on Tuesday (April 5) to find out the cause of a collision between two planes on a runway at Jakarta’s domestic airport.
Two planes collided on a runway at the airport in the Indonesian capital late on Monday (April 4), forcing passengers to evacuate using inflatable ramps.
No casualties were reported, according to a statement from the transportation ministry.
Still photos provided by state news agency Antara Foto showed damage on the wing as officials from the National Committee for Transportation Safety and Transport Ministry inspected the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 operated by Batik Air was attempting to take off from Halim Perdanakusuma airport when its wing clipped the tail of an ATR plane operated by Transnusa Air being towed off the runway.
Indonesia has seen a boom in air travel and budget carriers have proliferated at among the fastest paces in the region.
But airport infrastructure in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy has struggled to keep pace. Indonesia has experienced two major air crashes since late 2014, when an Air Asia plane carrying 162 passengers crashed into the Java Sea.
