Chaos broke out at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Monday (Apr 6) afternoon when part of the ceiling at Terminal 3 gave way, sending debris and a torrent of water crashing into a packed departure lounge. A passenger waiting for his flight, describing the scene, said that "a lot of people" were caught in the torrential cascade. Here's what happened. Scroll down to see the shocking video.<h2>What happened at Jakarta's Airport Terminal 3?</h2>The collapse happened at Gate 7 around 1:40 PM local time, right in the middle of the boarding window for several flights. One passenger waiting to depart for Singapore described the moment the ceiling gave away and water started coming through first, slowly, then all at once. "The incident at gate 7, around 13.40 WIB," he told Indonesian news agency ANTARA. "There were quite a lot of people, thank God, I still had time to run."Confirming the incident, PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia (InJourney Airports) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Branch Office (Soetta) Tangerang, Banten said that the "disturbance" lasted for about 5 minutes.Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-take-the-oil-did-trump-reveal-his-iran-war-strategy-decades-ago-potus-shares-interview-clip-from-1987-watch-video-1774929356711">‘Take the oil’: Did Trump REVEAL his Iran war strategy decades ago? POTUS shares interview clip from 1987 | Watch video</a><h2>What caused the massive roof leak?</h2>Airport officials attributed the incident to days of heavy rainfall that had been battering the city. The leading theory is that prolonged water accumulation in the ceiling structure eventually became too much for it to hold. "The condition of the disturbance at one point of the roof lasted for about 5 minutes," said Assistant Deputy Communication and Legal of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Yudistiawan.He added that flight operations were not disrupted and that the situation was brought under control quickly. Airport personnel monitor all facilities around the clock, with standing instructions to clear any area showing signs of structural stress before it becomes a safety issue, noted Yudistiawan. Monday's incident, he suggested, was handled within that framework — though videos circulating online told a rather more alarming story.Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/elon-musk-asks-users-if-they-can-break-grok-ai-moderation-x-responds-by-putting-him-in-bikinis-and-more-1768467434756">Elon Musk asks internet to test Grok's moderation, X chooses violence — and bikinis</a><h3>Watch video HERE</h3>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">Plafon atap Terminal 3, Bandara Soekarno-Hatta (CGK) ambrol saat hujan lebat terjadi sekitar pukul 13:49 pada siang tadi (6/4/2026). Bagaikan air terjun Jewel Changi Airport, air yang turun dari atap membasahi area di sekitar Gate 7 &amp; beberapa gerai komersil. (📹 r.grnda_ &amp;… <a href="https://t.co/8VYTwBn33h">pic.twitter.com/8VYTwBn33h</a>&mdash; Txt Transportasi Umum (@txttransportasi) <a href="https://twitter.com/txttransportasi/status/2041094978961854882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A 17-second video filmed by a passenger and widely shared on social media captures the sequence — a leak appearing at the top of the terminal, gradually widening, until the ceiling panels buckle and water floods down onto the seating area below. Passengers can be seen scattering in every direction.Passengers moving through Soekarno-Hatta in the coming days have been advised to keep an eye on official airline channels for any schedule changes, and to arrive early given the ongoing weather conditions across the city. No injuries have been officially reported.

Did a busy airport ceiling just collapse mid-boarding? Panic erupted at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after debris and water crashed into a crowded lounge. What caused the sudden collapse and how bad was it?

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Chaos broke out at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Monday (Apr 6) afternoon when part of the ceiling at Terminal 3 gave way, sending debris and a torrent of water crashing into a packed departure lounge. A passenger waiting for his flight, describing the scene, said that "a lot of people" were caught in the torrential cascade. Here's what happened. Scroll down to see the shocking video. What happened at Jakarta's Airport Terminal 3? The collapse happened at Gate 7 around 1:40 PM local time, right in the middle of the boarding window for several flights. One passenger waiting to depart for Singapore described the moment the ceiling gave away and water started coming through first, slowly, then all at once. "The incident at gate 7, around 13.40 WIB," he told Indonesian news agency ANTARA. "There were quite a lot of people, thank God, I still had time to run." Confirming the incident, PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia (InJourney Airports) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Branch Office (Soetta) Tangerang, Banten said that the "disturbance" lasted for about 5 minutes. Also read | ‘Take the oil’: Did Trump REVEAL his Iran war strategy decades ago? POTUS shares interview clip from 1987 | Watch video What caused the massive roof leak? Airport officials attributed the incident to days of heavy rainfall that had been battering the city. The leading theory is that prolonged water accumulation in the ceiling structure eventually became too much for it to hold. "The condition of the disturbance at one point of the roof lasted for about 5 minutes," said Assistant Deputy Communication and Legal of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Yudistiawan. He added that flight operations were not disrupted and that the situation was brought under control quickly. Airport personnel monitor all facilities around the clock, with standing instructions to clear any area showing signs of structural stress before it becomes a safety issue, noted Yudistiawan. Monday's incident, he suggested, was handled within that framework — though videos circulating online told a rather more alarming story. Also read | Elon Musk asks internet to test Grok's moderation, X chooses violence — and bikinis Watch video HERE

Did a busy airport ceiling just collapse mid-boarding? Panic erupted at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after debris and water crashed into a crowded lounge. What caused the sudden collapse and how bad was it?Scroll down to see more.

WATCH | Roof collapse at Terminal 3 of Indonesia's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport sends passengers scrambling

A Boeing 737 passenger plane of Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air that went missing on Saturday&nbsp;is&nbsp;'suspected' to have crashed as per Indonesia's transport minister. The plane went missing soon after losing contact with ATC&nbsp;post&nbsp;take-off from Jakarta airport.&nbsp;Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 took off from &nbsp;Soekarno-Hatta International Airport&nbsp;in Indonesian capital and was headed to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province. The aircraft has a capacity of 130 passengers and flight time from Jakarta to Pontianak is usually 90 minutes. It is now being feared that the plane has crashed into the sea.

Indonesia's transport minister said that 62 people including the crew were onboard. This included 10 children. As per the ministry, last contact with the plane was made at 0740 GMT on Saturday.

Local broadcaster Kompas TV quoted local fishermen as saying they had found debris near islands just off the coast of the capital Jakarta, but it could not be immediately confirmed as having belonged to the missing jet.

Sriwijaya Air CEO Jefferson Irwin Jauwena told reporters that the plane was in good condition.

Indonesia's detik.com web site has quoted&nbsp;Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya as saying that the plane has crashed near Laki islands.

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As per flight tracking website Flightradar24, the aircraft lost more than 3000 metres in less than a minute soon after its take off from the airport in Jakarta.

"Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 lost more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than one minute, about 4 minutes after departure from Jakarta," the tracking agency said on its official Twitter account.

Indonesia's transport ministry is probing the incident.

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The image above shows worried relatives of those onboard waiting at the airport in&nbsp;Pontianak where the plane was supposed to land.

Sriwijaya Air, a&nbsp;budget airline,&nbsp;has about 19 Boeing jets that fly to destinations in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

Indonesia sets up crisis centre

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Crisis centre being set up at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta

A crisis centre has been set up at Jakarta's&nbsp;Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in order to deal with the incident and the aftermath. Indonesian transport&nbsp;ministry is probing the matter and Sriwijaya Air has said that it was gathering more information before releasing a fuller statement.

The Sriwijaya Air&nbsp;plane was not a Boeing 737 Max which has hit headlines in recent years&nbsp;due to major crashes.

A Boeing 737 Max had crashed in Indonesia in October 2018 leaving 189 people dead. The aircraft belonging to Indonesian Lion Air had crashed into the sea.

Another Boeing 737 Max had crashed later on in Ethiopia. Boeing then had to shell out USD 2.5 billion in fines and 737 Max aircrafts were grounded.

(With agency inputs)

A Boeing 737 passenger plane of Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air that went missing on Saturday is 'suspected' to have crashed as per Indonesia's transport minister. The plane went missing soon after losing contact with ATC post take-off from Jakarta airport.

A Boeing 737 passenger plane of Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air that went missing on Saturday is 'suspected' to have crashed as per Indonesia's transport minister. The plane went missing soon after losing contact with ATC post take-off from Jakarta airport. Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 took off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesian capital and was headed to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province. The aircraft has a capacity of 130 passengers and flight time from Jakarta to Pontianak is usually 90 minutes. It is now being feared that the plane has crashed into the sea. Indonesia's transport minister said that 62 people including the crew were onboard. This included 10 children. As per the ministry, last contact with the plane was made at 0740 GMT on Saturday. Local broadcaster Kompas TV quoted local fishermen as saying they had found debris near islands just off the coast of the capital Jakarta, but it could not be immediately confirmed as having belonged to the missing jet. Sriwijaya Air CEO Jefferson Irwin Jauwena told reporters that the plane was in good condition. Indonesia's detik.com web site has quoted Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya as saying that the plane has crashed near Laki islands. × As per flight tracking website Flightradar24, the aircraft lost more than 3000 metres in less than a minute soon after its take off from the airport in Jakarta. "Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 lost more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than one minute, about 4 minutes after departure from Jakarta," the tracking agency said on its official Twitter account. Indonesia's transport ministry is probing the incident. The image above shows worried relatives of those onboard waiting at the airport in Pontianak where the plane was supposed to land. Sriwijaya Air, a budget airline, has about 19 Boeing jets that fly to destinations in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Indonesia sets up crisis centre Crisis centre being set up at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta A crisis centre has been set up at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in order to deal with the incident and the aftermath. Indonesian transport ministry is probing the matter and Sriwijaya Air has said that it was gathering more information before releasing a fuller statement. The Sriwijaya Air plane was not a Boeing 737 Max which has hit headlines in recent years due to major crashes. A Boeing 737 Max had crashed in Indonesia in October 2018 leaving 189 people dead. The aircraft belonging to Indonesian Lion Air had crashed into the sea. Another Boeing 737 Max had crashed later on in Ethiopia. Boeing then had to shell out USD 2.5 billion in fines and 737 Max aircrafts were grounded. (With agency inputs)

Indonesia: Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 goes missing, feared to have crashed

Indonesia has found the cockpit voice <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/us-lawsuit-blames-lion-air-crash-on-boeings-dangerous-airplane-186708">recorder from a Lion Air plane</a> more than two months after the Boeing Co 737 MAX jet crashed into the sea near Jakarta, killing all 189 on board, an official said on Monday.

"It's been found, but we have not received information of the location yet," Haryo Satmiko, deputy chief of Indonesia's transport safety committee (KNKT), said by text message.

The cockpit voice recorder is one of the<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/will-provide-answers-after-investigation-into-lion-air-crash-is-over-boeing-to-wion-185379"> two so-called black boxes crucial </a>for the investigation of a plane crash. The flight data recorder was retrieved three days after the crash, providing insight into aircraft systems and crew inputs, although the cause has yet to be determined.

Contact with flight JT610 was lost 13 minutes after it took off on October&nbsp;29 from Jakarta heading north to the tin-mining town of Pangkal Pinang.

The main wreckage and the CVR, one of two so-called black boxes, were not recovered in an initial search. Lion Air said in December it was funding a $2.64 million search using the offshore supply ship MPV Everest.

Lion Air's decision to foot the bill for the search is a rare test of global norms regarding search independence, as such costs are typically paid by governments.

A preliminary report by KNKT focused on airline maintenance and training and the response of a Boeing anti-stall system to a recently replaced sensor but did not give a cause for the crash.

The family of the Indonesian co-pilot of the flight filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday against Boeing in Chicago, adding to litigation piling up against the planemaker.

The lawsuit alleges that the Lion Air-operated Boeing 737 MAX jet was unreasonably dangerous because its sensors provided inconsistent information to both the pilots and the aircraft.

At least two other lawsuits have been filed against Boeing in Chicago by relatives of victims.

Indonesia has found the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air plane more than two months after the Boeing Co 737 MAX jet crashed into the sea near Jakarta, killing all 189 on board, an official said on Monday.

Indonesia has found the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air plane more than two months after the Boeing Co 737 MAX jet crashed into the sea near Jakarta, killing all 189 on board, an official said on Monday. "It's been found, but we have not received information of the location yet," Haryo Satmiko, deputy chief of Indonesia's transport safety committee (KNKT), said by text message. The cockpit voice recorder is one of the two so-called black boxes crucial for the investigation of a plane crash. The flight data recorder was retrieved three days after the crash, providing insight into aircraft systems and crew inputs, although the cause has yet to be determined. Contact with flight JT610 was lost 13 minutes after it took off on October 29 from Jakarta heading north to the tin-mining town of Pangkal Pinang. The main wreckage and the CVR, one of two so-called black boxes, were not recovered in an initial search. Lion Air said in December it was funding a $2.64 million search using the offshore supply ship MPV Everest. Lion Air's decision to foot the bill for the search is a rare test of global norms regarding search independence, as such costs are typically paid by governments. A preliminary report by KNKT focused on airline maintenance and training and the response of a Boeing anti-stall system to a recently replaced sensor but did not give a cause for the crash. The family of the Indonesian co-pilot of the flight filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday against Boeing in Chicago, adding to litigation piling up against the planemaker. The lawsuit alleges that the Lion Air-operated Boeing 737 MAX jet was unreasonably dangerous because its sensors provided inconsistent information to both the pilots and the aircraft. At least two other lawsuits have been filed against Boeing in Chicago by relatives of victims.

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