the threshold runway 24. The air traffic controller then observed if there was another aircraft or a vehicle in the runway. Because they didn't see any other aircraft in the runway, Flight 7703 was then cleared for take off by Halim Tower. While taking off, the First Officer then realised that there was an object in the runway (the ATR 42), the Captain quickly took over the control and applied a right rudder input immediately. The Boeing 737-800's winglet then slammed into the ATR 42, at a speed of . Aftermath The TransNusa ATR was damaged beyond repair and was written off, losing its vertical stabilizer and left outer wing. The Batik Air 737 suffered structural and fire damage to its left wing and could also possibly have been a hull loss, but the 737 was repaired and returned to normal service with Batik Air in September 2016. Survivors of the crash later received a "compensation" flight from Batik Air. However, as most passengers were "too traumatized" by the crash, most of them cancelled their flights and demanded a refund from the airline. Additionally the 3 ATC crew; controller, assistant controller and supervisor, were traumatised by the accident. As the result of the crash, Halim Perdanakusuma Airport was closed until 22:00 WIB. Several flights that were due to land at Halim were diverted to the nearby Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, including five Citilink flights. The aircraft was evacuated and the runway was cleared of debris. The airport was reopened at midnight on 5 April and five flights, including one with a 200-strong Indonesian Army mission to Darfur, South Sudan, took off from the airport. The Director General of Civil Aviation, Surpastyo, stated that passengers that were delayed due to the collision must be given compensation, as he said that all airlines have a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to treat affected passengers favourably. AirlineRatings.com, an airliner review website, dubbed Batik Air as the most unsafe airline of 2016 due to this accident. See also 2009 Makhachkala Il-76 collision, a ground collision between two Ilyushin Il-76. Linate Airport disaster Tenerife Airport disaster, a ground collision between two Boeing 747 External links Final Report, National Transportation Safety Committee Photo of the involved TransNusa's ATR 42 Photo of the involved Batik Air Boeing 737-800 References Aviation accidents and incidents in 2016 Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737 Next Generation Accidents and