KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A Lion Air plane carrying 98 passengers to Surabaya and Jakarta failed to take off due to faults in its rear wheels and indicator lights on Thursday.
The plane, which was scheduled to leave at 7 a.m. from Kupang's El Tari Airport, was still undergoing repairs as of 11 a.m.
Airport manager Thomas Dima said the problems were detected after the pilot switched on the engines.
"After checks were made, the engine indicator lamp didn't function. It would be too risky to continue the flight," said Dima.
A number of passengers expressed disappointment over the delay. "I have to attend an important function in Surabaya today, but due to the delay I had to cancel it," said passenger Muhammad Anwar.
He said a flight attendant announced the flight had been postponed due to engine failure after all passengers had boarded the plane.
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