The Sriwijaya Air plane took off from Soekarno-Hatta international airport on Saturday at 1.56 pm for a 90-minute flight over the Java Sea between Jakarta and Pontianak in West Kalimantan - Indonesia's section of Borneo island, Indonesian Transportation Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati said.
She said: 'A Sriwijaya (Air) plane from Jakarta to Pontianak (on Borneo island) with call sign SJY182 has lost contact.
'It last made contact at 2:40 pm (0740 GMT).'
The 26-year-old plane was carrying 62 people including 56 passengers seven of whom are children and three are babies as well as two pilots and four cabin crew.
A spokesperson for Boeing said: 'We are aware of media reports from Jakarta, and are closely monitoring the situation. We are working to gather more information.'
A statement released by the airline confirmed that the plane was on an estimated 90-minute flight from Jakarta to Pontianak with 56 passengers and six crew members onboard.
A search and rescue operation is underway in coordination with the National Search and Rescue Agency and the National Transportation Safety Committee.
Authorities have also deployed a search vessel and paramedics are on hand to aid any survivors.
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