Indonesia Air transport aircraft loses contact in Maros

An ATR 400 aircraft flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar lost contact on Saturday around Maros Regency in South Sulawesi, Indonesian local media reported.

The aircraft, operated by Indonesia Air Transport, was scheduled to land at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport. Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency in Makassar said search teams had been dispatched to the suspected location after receiving coordinate data from Indonesia's air navigation service provider, AirNav Indonesia.

A joint search-and-rescue operation involving three teams and about 25 personnel has been deployed to the area. According to the local media Maros Police Chief said that police were also verifying reports of the aircraft losing contact in the region.