REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Lion Air Management conveyed apologize for the delay of aircraft Jakarta-Makassar route with flight number JT 898 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Saturday (21/11).

"On 21st November 2015, there was flight delay route CGK-UPG with flight number JT 898, where we were changing the type of aircraft from narrow body into wide body," said General Director of Lion Air, Edward Sirait, in a press release received by Republika.co.id, Sunday (22/11).

However, he continued, there was also miss coordination in process of flight permit. The condition caused the flight schedule could not be conducted.

"Over this incident, we apologize to our passengers," he stated.