Plane Plunges Into Water Near Bali Airport

A plane with more than 100 people onboard has overshot a runway on the island of Bali and plunged into the sea.

Despite dramatic pictures showing the Lion Air jet with a broken fuselage, officials said everyone on board had survived.

The brand new Boeing 737-800 plane came to rest in shallow water near the shoreline and bright yellow life jackets could be seen littering the nearby water and shore.

A passenger being attended to a hospital in Kedongan, near Denpasar

Bali police chief Arif Wahyunadi told local TV One that everyone had been evacuated and taken inside Denpasar airport.

Lion Air spokesman Edward Sirait said there were 101 passengers and seven crew on board but would not comment on the cause of the crash.

Some 40 people were treated for injuries including broken legs, head wounds and shock, though only four were admitted to hospital, officials at Sanglah hospital said.

Ropes were secured to the plane from the shoreline

Many passengers arrived with wet clothes and bruises.

The police chief told local television that there were two foreign passengers.

"There was no sign at all it would fall but then suddenly it dropped into the water," passenger Tantri Widiastuti, 60, told Metro TV.

Local residents at the fence of the airport near Denpasar

"I saw holes in the floor of the plane ... we were evacuated quickly."

Mr Wahyunadi said the plane originated from Bandung, the capital of West Java province, and was landing in Bali.

The twin-engined aircraft was operated by local carrier Lion Air, whose operating base is at Bandung.

Access to the crash site was made difficult because of large concrete shore erosion protection blocks.

Bali is a popular tourist destination in Indonesia

Some rescuers appeared to have paddled out to the stranded aircraft on surfboards.

Budget carrier Lion Air began operating in 2000 with just one aircraft in its fleet and quickly expanded operations to more than 36 locations in Indonesia.

It also flies to foreign locations including Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam and used a fleet Boeing 737 aircraft.

Last month Lion Air signed a deal with Airbus for 234 passenger jets worth a $24bn (£18bn). Two years ago, it signed a deal with Boeing for 230 planes.

Bali is a hugely popular holiday destination, welcoming millions of foreign tourists from around the world every year.

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