Lion Air crash: 'I'm sure dad could swim his way out and survive the crash'

Among passengers of Lion Air flight JT610, which crashed into the Java Sea on Monday, were regulars of the flight.  

It was a flight frequently taken by those who “commute” between Jakarta and Pangkalpinang, the capital of Bangka Belitung Islands.

The flight, the earliest on Monday, was convenient as it allowed the many civil servants assigned to Pangkalpinang to spend the weekend with their families in Jakarta, before returning to work the following Monday.  

from Asia
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