Search teams in Indonesia have begun retrieving the bodies of passengers who were on a jetliner that slammed into the side of a volcano Wednesday however the reason behind the crash remains a mystery.
Family members of victims gathered at a Jakarta hospital on Saturday as remains of victims arrived in body bags.
Investigators believe there have been no survivors after the Russian-made jet carrying a minimum of 45 passengers crashed into the nearly vertical cliff of Mount Salak.
Officials say the pilot of the doomed Sukhoi Superjet 100 had taken off from Jakarta on a promotional tour that included prospective customers of the aircraft.
Search teams on the jungle crash site have found no signs of the jet's black box recorder that may make clear the reason for the crash.
However, the French news agency says Indonesia's transport ministry has confirmed that a Jakarta control tower gave the pilot permission to descend from 3,000 to at least one,800 meters,. Â
There have been no explanation of why the Russian pilot requested the altitude drop. The plane disappeared from radar shortly after the request and slammed into the volcano, that is 2,200 meters in elevation.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is currently utilized by Russia's largest carrier, Aeroflot, and the Armenian carrier, Armavia.
From WhatNewsToday.net
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