Indonesia Hails EU's Decision to Lift Ban on 3 Indonesian Airlines

Jakarta, 12 Ramadan 1437/18 June 2016 (MINA) – The Indonesian government on Friday hailed the European Union (EU)’s move to revoke its ban against three Indonesian airlines from serving flights to EU countries.

“The decision to revoke the flight ban reflected the achievement of diplomacy coupled with Indonesia’s efforts to address flight safety in the country’s aviation service,” Xinhua quoted the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry as saying in a statement.

The decision showed EU’s trust in the Indonesian authorities and airlines, the ministry added.

The EU on Thursday revoked its flight ban against three Indonesian airlines namely Citilink, Lion Air and Batik Air from serving flights to any EU countries.

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The decision was made following an EU on-site safety assessment carried out in April.

The EU had, in 2009 and 2011, lifted similar ban on several Indonesian airlines, namely Garuda Indonesia, Airfast Indonesia, Indonesia Air Asia and Ekspres Transportasi Antarbenua. T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)