Brake failure forces Batavia Air plane to cancel flight


An Airbus 320 plane operated by Batavia Air failed to take off at Hang Nadim airport in Batam, Riau Islands at 10 a.m. on Friday due to a brake failure.

Head of the airport’s air traffic control Tepi Amir told Antara news agency the brake problem forced the passenger plane to cancel its flight to Jakarta.

The aircraft was towed to the parking stand, Tepi added.