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| Contact has been lost with a passenger plane flying between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sulawesi, aviation officials have said. | Contact has been lost with a passenger plane flying between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sulawesi, aviation officials have said. |
| The Boeing 737-400 has 96 passengers and six crew on board. | The Boeing 737-400 has 96 passengers and six crew on board. |
| The Adam Air plane reportedly left Surabaya in Java at 1300 local time (0600 GMT) on a two-hour flight to Manado in northern Sulawesi. | The Adam Air plane reportedly left Surabaya in Java at 1300 local time (0600 GMT) on a two-hour flight to Manado in northern Sulawesi. |
| Transport Minister Hatta Radjasa said it had sent out a distress signal and rescue teams had been sent to find it. | Transport Minister Hatta Radjasa said it had sent out a distress signal and rescue teams had been sent to find it. |
| It was believed to be near Mamuju, in southern Sulawesi, 750km (466 miles) south-west of its destination, but may have come down in the sea. | |
| Severe storms | Severe storms |
| It was not clear why contact was lost, and there was no information as yet on the condition of the plane or its passengers, Mr Radjasa said. | It was not clear why contact was lost, and there was no information as yet on the condition of the plane or its passengers, Mr Radjasa said. |
| Contact was lost at 35,000ft, when the plane was an hour away from its destination, a ministry official added. | Contact was lost at 35,000ft, when the plane was an hour away from its destination, a ministry official added. |
| An air traffic controller told local TV the aircraft had hit "very bad" weather and would have run out of fuel if it had not already landed. | An air traffic controller told local TV the aircraft had hit "very bad" weather and would have run out of fuel if it had not already landed. |
| The area has been subjected to high winds and severe storms in the last few days. About 400 people are still missing after a passenger ship sank off Java on Saturday morning. | The area has been subjected to high winds and severe storms in the last few days. About 400 people are still missing after a passenger ship sank off Java on Saturday morning. |
| The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta says Indonesia has a chequered flight safety record including several major crashes. | The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta says Indonesia has a chequered flight safety record including several major crashes. |
| Last year near 150 people were killed when a plane crashed into a busy road shortly after taking off from Medan on the island of Sumatra. | Last year near 150 people were killed when a plane crashed into a busy road shortly after taking off from Medan on the island of Sumatra. |
| Adam Air, a privately owned low-cost airline based in Jakarta, began operations in 2003. | Adam Air, a privately owned low-cost airline based in Jakarta, began operations in 2003. |