A Garuda Indonesia plane landed safely on Monday after the co-pilot took over the aircraft following the collapse of the pilot, who died shortly after the landing, the official news agency Antara reported.

The pilot collapsed 10 minutes after the Boeing 737-500, en route to Jakarta, took off from Pontianak, the provincial capital of West Kalimantan on Borneo island.

The co-pilot returned to Pontianak and the pilot's collapse and death had yet to be determined, Antara reported.

Officials at Garuda Indonesia were not available for immediate comment on the report.

(Reuters)