The country’s Deputy Transport Minister, Joo Jong-wan, said its contents were now being converted into an audio format, while the second box, the flight data recorder, was being sent to the US for analysis after it was damaged.
More than a dozen flights have been impacted by the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the nearby island of Flores, which has spewed volcanic ash up to 10,000 metres above its summit.