EU meet on Indonesia ban only in July
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It now seems that the European Union’s meeting to discuss the ban on Indonesian carriers flying over European airspace would be discussed only in July. Bali Update (www.balidiscovery.com) quoting Bisnis Indonesia said an April 17 meeting is unlikely happen. Indonesian aircraft have been declared unsafe and banned from flying into European airspace since July 6, 2007. Meanwhile, Garuda Indonesia has been asked to prepare for the resumption of air service between Bali and Amsterdam. The paper quoted Indonesia’s Director General of Air Communications, Budhi Suyitno, as saying that putting in place aircraft, manpower, ticket offices and other elements to support a Holland service will accelerate the lifting of the “blacklisting” on Indonesian carriers. In any case, Indonesia lacks suitable aircraft to fly the long-haul route. According to the report, airline officials had indicated that it should a Boeing 777-300ER – an aircraft type not currently operated by Garuda.
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