New Zealand pilot Captain Philip Mark Mehrtens (centre, wearing blue pants) arrives at Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma airbase on Sep 21, 2024, after being held captive for 19 months in Papua by ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The family of New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens has expressed their immense relief following his release through the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Mfat). ...

The Indonesian government has officially handed over New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens to New Zealand authorities at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta following his release from ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian government handed over Susi Air pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, who was in captivity by the separatist group led by Egianus Kogoya since February 7, 2023, to the New ...

Jakarta. Philip Mark Mehrtens, a New Zealand pilot who was held hostage by Papuan rebels for nearly 20 months, was released on Saturday and has now been handed over to New Zealand authorities, ...

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government handed over Susi Air pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, who was in captivity by the separatist group led by Egianus Kogoya since February 7, 2023, to the New ...

A New Zealand pilot, kidnapped in Indonesia’s Papua region over a year ago, has been released. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, 38, who worked for Susi Air, was abducted from a remote airport in February ...

A New Zealand pilot held captive for 19 months by separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region was freed on Saturday, police said, ending a tense stand-off that underscored the ongoing ...

The pilot was identified as Philip Mark Mehrtens who hailed from Christchurch and was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air.

New Zealander Philip Mark Mehrtens, held hostage for over a year by separatist rebels in Papua, has been released, according to Indonesian authorities. Mehrtens, who worked for Susi Air, was handed ...