On board were 178 adults, one child, two babies, two pilots and five flight attendants. There were also 20 staff from the Ministry for Finance on board.

Lion Air's flight JT-610 was heading to Pangkal Pinang, an island north of Indonesia's capital when it lost contact with air control about 6.33am local time (10.33am AEDT, 11.33pm BST) - just 13 minutes after take-off.

Before the tragic accident, the plane's pilots had asked for a return to base before the aircraft vanished from the radar, The Strait Times reported.

A tug boat leaving the capital's port saw the plane falling into the water, which is reported to be about 30-35m deep.

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