Overview
- On January 6, Khairun Nisya, 23, flew on Batik Air flight ID7058 from Palembang to Jakarta while dressed as a cabin crew member.
- Airport officials in Palembang said she passed standard passenger screening with a valid boarding pass and carried no prohibited items.
- Cabin crew noted uniform and ID inconsistencies and found she could not answer basic job questions, triggering a security alert.
- Authorities met the aircraft in Jakarta, questioned her, and arrested her after she admitted the impersonation, according to local reports.
- She later issued a video apology to Batik Air and Lion Group, and police said she had earlier been rejected for a flight attendant role.