TIMIKA, Papua: A Merpati Boeing 737-300 did not take off Friday from Mozes Kilangin International Airport in Timika, Papua, because of a system failure, said an airline spokesman.
The airplane was supposed to fly to Sentani Airport in Jayapura but will instead remain in Timika until Saturday for repairs.
Passengers were put up overnight in hotels in the town.
The aircraft, which serves Jakarta-Surabaya-Makassar-Timika-Jayapura route, arrived in Timika at 1 p.m. and was scheduled to leave at 2 p.m.
Head of Merpati's office in Timika, Sugiarto, said the plane's 102 passengers were on board the plane for about 10 minutes before the pilot informed them of the system failure.
"We've tried to repair the plane but it couldn't fly due to the failure ... we're sorry for the inconvenience but this is a system failure and not something our officials have made up," Sugiarto said. -- JP
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