Daily Mail: All 189 on board jet that crashed off of Indonesia 'are likely dead', say rescuers, as it emerges the plane had gone in for repairs before doomed fight
* Lion Air flight JT-610 crashed off Indonesia shortly after take-off from Jakarta, bound for Pangkal Pinang
* 189 people were on board jet when it crashed north of the Indonesian city shortly after 6.30am local time
* Pictures from the scene showed plane debris and oil floating in the water hours after the aircraft came down
* Pilot had reported 'technical difficulties' and asked to return to the airport minutes after the plane took-off
* Jet, which went into service in August, had gone in for repairs ahead of the flight, the carrier acknowledged
* There have been more than 40 air accidents resulting in deaths in Indonesia since 2001
All 189 people on board a doomed jet that plunged 5,000ft into the sea off Indonesia are 'likely dead', rescuers say.
Lion Air's flight JT-610 was heading to Pangkal Pinang, an island north of the capital, Jakarta, when it lost contact with air control about 6.33am local time - just 13 minutes after take-off.
Shortly before the disaster, the plane's pilot, Indian national Bhavye Suneja, had reported 'technical difficulties' and, minutes after take-off, asked to return to the airport, an official said. Traffic control allowed the return, but the aircraft then vanished from radar.
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