Indonesia's transport minister says the technical director of Lion Air and staff who approved the flight of the jet that crashed have been removed from duty at the ministry's order.
Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said the airline will be subjected to a ministry inspection and operations of all low-cost airlines in Indonesia will be reviewed.
The two-month-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 with 189 people on board plunged into the Java Sea on Monday just 13 minutes after takeoff from Jakarta.
Inspections have already been carried out on Lion Air's other Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes, preventing them from flying.■
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