Indonesia’s domestic airlines are asking parliamentarians to seek reciprocal rights for them to fly in neighboring countries, primarily Malaysia and Singapore.
The politicians might be succeed but the more pertinent question is that how many of these Indonesian airlines would pass safety standards in neighboring countries?
Skies should be open for all, say Indonesian airlines
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Domestic airline operators have demanded that the House of Representatives press the government to renegotiate with Indonesia’s neighboring countries over the “open sky” policy. Indonesian carriers are concerned that foreign airlines will have an unfair advantage when the policy comes into force in 2008 because of their existing networks in Indonesia, and are seeking to ensure that domestic airlines have reciprocal access to foreign airspace. The open sky policy was created to liberalize, or open up, airspace between the countries involved in the agreement. The policy will take effect in 2008 for ASEAN countries and 2010 for the rest of the world. Four Southeast Asian nations — Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines — have already agreed to permit unlimited flights between their countries. |
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