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| HONG KONG — A plane with more than 100 people onboard skidded off the runway while trying to land on the resort island of Bali on Saturday, and officials said rescuers pulled all passengers and crew to safety from the jet after it came to rest in shallow waters. | HONG KONG — A plane with more than 100 people onboard skidded off the runway while trying to land on the resort island of Bali on Saturday, and officials said rescuers pulled all passengers and crew to safety from the jet after it came to rest in shallow waters. |
| The Lion Air plane was landing at Ngurah Rai airport in Bali when it overshot the runway and skidded into the water. Bali’s police chief, Arif Wahyunadi, told Indonesian television that the plane originated in the city of Bandung, the capital of West Java Province in Indonesia. | The Lion Air plane was landing at Ngurah Rai airport in Bali when it overshot the runway and skidded into the water. Bali’s police chief, Arif Wahyunadi, told Indonesian television that the plane originated in the city of Bandung, the capital of West Java Province in Indonesia. |
| A spokesman for the airline, Edward Sirait, told Reuters that 101 passengers and 7 crew members were onboard. Earlier reports had put the number on board at 172. | A spokesman for the airline, Edward Sirait, told Reuters that 101 passengers and 7 crew members were onboard. Earlier reports had put the number on board at 172. |
| Mr. Wahyunadi said the passengers and crew were taken to the airport terminal for treatment. Reports on the number of injured varied, with Reuters saying that at least 16 people were taken to hospital for injuries and shock. | Mr. Wahyunadi said the passengers and crew were taken to the airport terminal for treatment. Reports on the number of injured varied, with Reuters saying that at least 16 people were taken to hospital for injuries and shock. |
| “There was no sign at all it would fall but then suddenly it dropped into the water,” a passenger Tantri Widiastuti, 60, told Indonesian TV. “I saw holes in the floor of the plane,” she said, “We were evacuated quickly.” | “There was no sign at all it would fall but then suddenly it dropped into the water,” a passenger Tantri Widiastuti, 60, told Indonesian TV. “I saw holes in the floor of the plane,” she said, “We were evacuated quickly.” |
| Lion Air is on a list of carriers banned from operating in the European Union because of lax safety standards, and its planes have been in several episodes over the last decade, including a fatal crash in 2004. | Lion Air is on a list of carriers banned from operating in the European Union because of lax safety standards, and its planes have been in several episodes over the last decade, including a fatal crash in 2004. |
| Bali Ngurah Rai, also known as Denpasar International Airport, is Indonesia’s third-busiest international airport. Its runway is 9,842 feet long, and it juts into the sea that separates Bali from Indonesia’s main island, Java. | Bali Ngurah Rai, also known as Denpasar International Airport, is Indonesia’s third-busiest international airport. Its runway is 9,842 feet long, and it juts into the sea that separates Bali from Indonesia’s main island, Java. |
| Photographs of the accident showed the jet lying in the water with helicopters circling overhead and rescue craft surrounding the plane. | Photographs of the accident showed the jet lying in the water with helicopters circling overhead and rescue craft surrounding the plane. |
| Lion Air is Indonesia’s largest privately run airline. Its 72 destinations are mostly in Indonesia, and the furthest it flies is to Saudi Arabia — a route frequented by domestic workers and construction laborers. | Lion Air is Indonesia’s largest privately run airline. Its 72 destinations are mostly in Indonesia, and the furthest it flies is to Saudi Arabia — a route frequented by domestic workers and construction laborers. |
| In the 2004 episode, a Lion Air jet crashed in Solo City, Indonesia, killing 25 people. And two years later, a Lion Air plane crashed at Juanda International Airport, also in Indonesia, but no one was killed. | In the 2004 episode, a Lion Air jet crashed in Solo City, Indonesia, killing 25 people. And two years later, a Lion Air plane crashed at Juanda International Airport, also in Indonesia, but no one was killed. |
| The carrier has grown rapidly in recent years, trying to take advantage of the boom in jet travel in Asia, and just last month it reached a deal to buy 234 jets from Airbus. But some critics say that such rapid growth of Asian carriers has come at the expense of air safety in the region. | The carrier has grown rapidly in recent years, trying to take advantage of the boom in jet travel in Asia, and just last month it reached a deal to buy 234 jets from Airbus. But some critics say that such rapid growth of Asian carriers has come at the expense of air safety in the region. |