More info than I've seen so far– been watching this story for over 8 hours now
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/the-latest-pope-offers-condolences-for-indonesia-crash
Plane was owned by a Chinese company (!)
"The official China News Service says a Chinese company, China Minsheng Investment Group Leasing Holdings Ltd., owned a Lion Air plane that crashed Monday with 189 aboard and leased it to the airline.
CNS quoted CMIG Leasing as saying it was extremely sad about the accident and was in close contact with Lion Air, Boeing and other organizations.
The company said it is a common practice for airlines to obtain large aircraft though leasing arrangements with third companies.
The statement was not on the company's website and calls to it were unanswered Monday afternoon.
CMIG Leasing is part of the sprawling CMIG group, which has interests in fields including logistics, energy and health care."
BBC:
"Finance ministry employees
Twenty employees of the finance ministry were on board and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has been consoling victims' family members and staff at the ministry's office in Jakarta.
Those on board had worked at the ministry's offices in Pangkal Pinang and were returning to work after spending the weekend in Jakarta, spokesperson Nufransa Wira Sakti told the BBC.
He added that they had routinely taken this early-morning Lion Air flight because it was the one that would get them to the office in time.
Fellow employee Sony Setiawan had meant to be on the flight but he missed check-in after getting stuck in traffic.
"I know my friends were on that flight," he told AFP news agency. He only found out about his colleagues' fate, and his fortuitous escape, after he arrived in Pangkal Pinang at 09:40.
"My family was in shock and my mother cried but I told them I was safe, so I just have to be grateful."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46015249
"According to the Jakarta Post newspaper, the ministry's spokesperson, Nufransa Wira Sakti, said officials from the country's public assets service (KPKNL) and the treasury (KPPN) were among the passengers of the crashed plane."