Lion Air crash: Plane was not fit to fly, says passenger on Sunday's Bali-Jakarta flight

Relatives of passengers who were on board the ill-fated Lion Air flight JT610 identifying personal items at a port in Jakarta on Oct 31, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
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JAKARTA - First came a three-hour delay, with biscuits, and rice with chicken distributed to passengers hunkered down for the wait.

Then, upon boarding, a stuffy cabin - and a sense of dread.

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