A Russian jet carrying 45 passengers has disappeared from the radars during a demonstration flight for potential buyers in the Indonesian capital. Hijacking and a high-altitude crash into a mountain have not been ruled out. The aircraft did not return to the airport at the scheduled time following takeoff, and its fuel should have been totally spent shortly thereafter. Shortly before going off the radar, the crew of the aircraft had asked for permission to descend, Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency quotes an Indonesian aviation official as saying. It got permission to descend from an altitude of 10000 feet to 6000, after which radio contact was lost. According to the official, there is a 6200 foot-high mountain in the area where the plane went missing. RT’s Tom Barton has more. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com

