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European Union still bans Indonesian airlines
2008-04-13 21:10:00 Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The European Union (EU) continued its ban on all Indonesian aircrafts from flying to European destinations as it is still doubtful of Indonesia`s flight safety. A release from the European Union, carried in its website since April 11, said that 41 Indonesian airlines were still on the EU blacklist. Not ...
Access to Soekarno-Hatta Airport back to normal
2008-02-06 23:12:00 It's been a hard weather here in Jakarta for the past week, specially in last Friday. I tried to inform the condition but unfortunately I can't be on line for 24 hours per day. Flood in several areas in Jakarta including the freeway to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, fog at the airport which closed the airport for about 3.5 hours that day and several flights were transfered to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport are the main issues last week.In my opinion, the access to the international airport in Jakarta (actually it's located in Tangerang, Banten) is very-very poor. There is only one poor highway and limited main roads in Tangerang that can accommodate the traffic. There are no trains, no LRT/MRT and no fly-overs from/to airport to/from Jakarta City, there are no LRT/MRT. There are buses but they still use the one and only highway.Indeed it's a bad campaign for Visit Indonesia Year program. Latest news from Jakarta Post said that access to the airport back to normal. That...
Minister of Tourisms from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand agree to open ne
2008-01-30 22:23:00 Three Minister of Tourisms from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand (three countries which are known as the Growth Triange (IMT-GT)) have an agreement to increase the tourism visits to the region. They have a plan to open new flights, for example flights from Banda Aceh to Penang, Langkawi to Phuket and from Medan/Padang to Hat Yai.At the ASEAN Tourism Forum in Bangkok (January 18-22, 2008), the three ministers agree to do anything to push the growth of tourism in the region, they have a plan to launch tourism events which is part of Visit IMT-GT Years 2008-2009.The ministers agree that we need Joint ASEAN Tourism Promotion Strategy to increase international tourists visiting ASEAN countries. Last year there are 60 million international tourists visited ASEAN which was only 25.8 million of them is intra-ASEAN travel.Source: Ministry of Tourism & Culture of Indonesia
Five policies for Air Transportation from Ministry of Transportation to sup
2008-01-20 21:54:00 Ministry of Transportation will do five policies for Air Transportation to support Visit Indonesia Year 2008 which targeted 7 million of non domestic tourists and US$ 6.4 billion income.Jusman Safeii Djamal, Minister of Transportation said: "One of the policy is "Air Traffic Agreement", an agreement between Indonesia and partner countries to accommodate seats of air transportation." He said: "The Travel & Tourism Index (TTCI) has 13 main parameters for infrastructure in transportation to determine the tourism ranking from each country. Based on the study from World Economic Forum (WEF), Indonesia now sit on rank #64 from 124 countries, meanwhile other South East Asia countries have higher positions (Singapore #8, Malaysia #31 and Thailand #43)."To accommodate tourist's trip, on a special circumstances on cities that have international airport, they can have permits for extra and charter flights beside the regular flights", said the minister.Five policies for Air Transportation...
Minister inaugurates use of VIY 2008 logo by Garuda planes
2007-12-22 05:33:00 Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik inaugurated on Friday the use of logo `Visit Indonesia Year 2008` by national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia airplanes. "When Malaysia launched its Visit Malaysia Year 2007, all Malaysian airplanes carried the VMY 2007 logo,"the minister said when inaugurating th e VIY 2008 logo by the Garuda aircraft at the Garuda Maintenance Facility (GMF) here on Friday.
Minister: EU team satisfied with RI airline condition
2007-11-21 23:12:00 Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said the European Union (EU) team that conducted an audit and verification in Indonesia from November 5 to 9, 2007, was in general satisfied with the current condition of the country`s airline companies. "They were satisfied after auditing the airlines as they saw improvements in the skills of the pilots and crew members, maintenance and others, both hardware and software," the minister told newsmen here Friday. The EU team led by Frederico Grandini including five experts from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), was in Indonesia from November 5 to 9, 2007, to audit and verify the condition of the Indonesian airlines including the regulators and operators. The team consisted of Jean-Luis Ammeloot of EASA (Germany), Declan Fitzpatrick (EASA, Ireland), Dick Nederlof (EASA, the Netherlands), Annette Ruge (EASA, Germany) and Auke Tjeerd Sebastian van der Weide (EASA, Germany). Regarding the regulators (based on their explanation...
EU tells Indonesian airlines "more work to do"
2007-11-10 11:05:00 Visiting European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) officials have asked Indonesian airlines and the government to improve the country's air transportation performance following a ban issued earlier this year, according to local media on Saturday. The officials were in Indonesia from Monday to Friday for technical surveillance, oversight and verification of national airlines, after the European Commission (EC) decided in July to ban all Indonesian airlines from flying to the 27-nation bloc. The ban was issued after a string of deadly crashes in Indonesia over the past few years, raising serious questions about the government's ability to provide adequate safety measures. "They have met with four Indonesian airlines; Garuda Indonesia, Mandala, Premi Air and Air Fast, just now and they asked the four to make some improvements," director general of air transportation Budhi Suyitno was quoted by local newspaper The Jakarta Post as saying. He added that the four airlines h...
Improved Safety Performance by Indonesian Airlines
2007-10-08 13:27:00 Latest Government Safety Audit Sees 6 National Air Carriers Earn 'Top' Category I Safety Ratings. (10/7/2007) The Department of Transportation's most recent safety audit of Indonesian air carriers demonstrates tangible progress has been made in efforts to upgrade the safety of flying domestically.Following an initial audit in March 2007 which failed to see even a single domestic air carrier receive a "clean pass" Category I rating, the latest review saw 6 airlines receive recognition for successfully meeting all civil aviation safety standards.The Three CategoriesUnder the rigorous review of safety standards and safety management imposed by the Government, all airlines in Indonesia fall into one of the following safety rating categories:? Category I - an airline meets all safety requirements of Indonesia's civil aviati...
ANALYSIS: EU ban on Indonesian airlines hurting tourism industry
2007-07-29 12:16:00 As the country reels under economic, political and environmental troubles, Indonesia has a new burden to shoulder: an airlines' ban that has a direct impact on its tourism. The European Union officially banned all 51 Indonesian airlines from flying to Europe starting on July 6, while the US Federal Aviation Administration in April declared Indonesia had failed to comply with international safety standards.Although government officials downplayed the impact, the EU's ban has already begun hurting tourism."European Union's airline ban has definitely put a burden on Indonesian tourism, especially now that it's the summer high-season for tourist arrivals," Bali Tourism Board chairman Ngurah Wijaya said. "I know many tourists have cancelled their visits."It will not only effect tourist arrivals, but will also hurt Indonesia's economy, because it will decrease hotel occupancy rates, souvenir sales, and other things related to tourism," Wijaya said.He explained that since Bali has an ...
EU sanction on Indonesian airlines -- some legal obligations
2007-06-29 00:56:00 I forgot to mention one legal obligation that can be derived from the sanction: a travel agent operating in EU territory would be obliged to inform the passengers if they are booking non-favoured airlines. Imagine what the effect would be for Indonesian tourism industry.
Indonesian airlines 'punished' by the EU
2007-06-28 23:40:00 European Union is a standard-freak, we all know that. They regulate everything from the amount of detergents allowed to be spilled into sewerage to the position of labels in wine bottles. These regulations are good, they ensure safety and consumer protection, for EU citizens.But hey, the EU also has a substantial "market power", they can also regulate foreign private parties to comply with their laws. If you want to land on our airports, make sure you comply with our safety standards, otherwise, get the hell outta here. Nice:All Indonesian airlines including national carrier Garuda are to be banned from the European Union. "European citizens should avoid flying with these carriers," an EU official said. "They are really unsafe."The new list, decided upon following advice from an EU air safety committee, is expected to be formalised within a week. Garuda flew to Rome and Amsterdam until 2005, and is planning to resume services to Amsterdam in 2008.The idea or regulating things based ...
EU bans all Indonesian airlines
2007-06-28 10:40:00 All Indonesian airlines including national carrier Garuda will be banned from flying to the European Union within a week, the European Commission said today, updating a "blacklist" of carriers deemed unsafe. Indonesian carriers do not currently fly to Europe so the ban is also a warning to the 27-nation EU's consumers and travel agencies not to use the country's airlines, an EU official said. "European citizens should avoid flying with these carriers," the official said. "They are really unsafe." Angola's TAAG Angolan Airlines and Volare Aviation Enterprise of Ukraine would also be banned, the EU executive said. Ten Russian airlines, six from EU member Bulgaria and eight from Moldova will cease operations within the bloc. "The EU blacklist will prove to be an essential tool not only to prevent unsafe airlines from flying to Europe ... but also to make sure that airlines and civil aviation authorities take appropriate actions to improve safety," Transport Commissioner Jacques Barr...
US tells citizens not to fly Indonesian airlines
2007-04-17 10:55:00 In a message sent to American citizens in Indonesia today, the US embassy cited an audit by the Indonesian civil aviation agency, which revealed that no airline in Indonesia is in excellent condition."Whenever possible, Americans travelling to and from Indonesia should fly directly to their destinations on international carriers from countries whose civil aviation authorities meet international aviation safety standards,'' the embassy said.
3 Indonesian Airlines Risk Closure
2007-03-22 11:26:00 Regarding the improvement of the safety of Indonesia’s airlines, there seems to be some consequences finally on the way. Indonesia’s Adam Air, Wings Air and Dirgantara Air Service could fall into the Transportation Ministry’s lowest rating category when the results of a recent audit are announced, an official said. “It is possible that those three airlines will ...
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