Twenty ministry officials who were returning to their posts in Pangkal Pinang after spending
the weekend with their families in Jakarta, were on board Lion Air flight JT 610 when it crashed,
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on
Monday Since the crash, Australian government officials and contractors have been advised not to fly Lion Air, an Australian
government official told CNN.
The Australian government says the decision will be reviewed
once findings of the crash
investigation are clear.