Indonesia's Aviastar airline loses contact with small passenger aircraft

Indonesia's Aviastar airline said on Friday contact had been lost with a Twin Otter small passenger aircraft travelling between Masamba and Makassar on the island of Sulawesi.

Ten people were on board the aircraft, Wisnu Darjono, an official at Indonesia's flight safety agency told Reuters. He confirmed authorities had lost contact with the aircraft.

Aviastar flies domestic routes.