Govt may revoke licenses for nine new airlines
Govt may revoke licenses for nine new airlines
Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Ministry of Transportation may revoke the operating
permits held by nine local new airlines for missing their launch
deadlines.
Director of air transportation at the Ministry of
Transportation Santoso Eddy Wibowo said that the airlines had
missed their deadlines due to various problems, including a
failure to strike deals with investors who were willing to
finance their operations.
Under the current regulations, an airline must operate within
12 months of the issuance of its permits.
"Maybe they have had to look for new investors because their
initial investors have withdrawn," Santoso told The Jakarta Post
on Monday, adding his office had sent letters to the airlines
warning them to start operating.
The nine airlines include four scheduled and five unscheduled
commercial airlines.
Data from the directorate general of air transportation says
the four scheduled commercial airlines are Internusa Air, Asia
Avia Megatama, Satrio Mataram Airlines and Alatief Alair
International.
The five unscheduled commercial airline are Multimoda
Transportindo, Bali Adventure Sky, Papua Air Indonesia, Pura
Wisata Baruna and Rabin Global Air Servindo.
They are among the 26 scheduled and 45 unscheduled airline
companies that have obtained a business license from the
ministry.
Santoso doubted if the permit holders, who were thus far
unable to bring in investors, would be able to do so in the near
future, given the impact of the terrorist attack in Bali over two
weeks ago.
He said the Bali bombing has raised Indonesia's country risks,
further discouraging investors from entering Indonesia.
"It (the Bali bombing) has affected the level of trust of
investors toward Indonesia, including those who want to lease
their airplanes to companies in Indonesia," he said.
Most local airlines lease airplanes from foreign companies for
their operations.
If a local airline fails to meet its launch deadline, the
government will send it three written warnings at intervals of
one month.
Should an airline be unable to start operations, the
government can freeze its licenses, followed by revocation.
List of new airlines received warnings
Unscheduled commercial airlines: PT Multimoda Transportindo,
PT Bali Adventure Sky, PT Papua Air Indonesia, PT Pura Wisata Baruna,
PT Rabin Global Air Servindo.
Scheduled commercial airlines: PT Internusa Air, PT Asia Avia
Megatama, PT Satrio Mataram Airlines, PT Alatief Alair Internasional.
Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Ministry of Transportation may revoke the operating
permits held by nine local new airlines for missing their launch
deadlines.
Director of air transportation at the Ministry of
Transportation Santoso Eddy Wibowo said that the airlines had
missed their deadlines due to various problems, including a
failure to strike deals with investors who were willing to
finance their operations.
Under the current regulations, an airline must operate within
12 months of the issuance of its permits.
"Maybe they have had to look for new investors because their
initial investors have withdrawn," Santoso told The Jakarta Post
on Monday, adding his office had sent letters to the airlines
warning them to start operating.
The nine airlines include four scheduled and five unscheduled
commercial airlines.
Data from the directorate general of air transportation says
the four scheduled commercial airlines are Internusa Air, Asia
Avia Megatama, Satrio Mataram Airlines and Alatief Alair
International.
The five unscheduled commercial airline are Multimoda
Transportindo, Bali Adventure Sky, Papua Air Indonesia, Pura
Wisata Baruna and Rabin Global Air Servindo.
They are among the 26 scheduled and 45 unscheduled airline
companies that have obtained a business license from the
ministry.
Santoso doubted if the permit holders, who were thus far
unable to bring in investors, would be able to do so in the near
future, given the impact of the terrorist attack in Bali over two
weeks ago.
He said the Bali bombing has raised Indonesia's country risks,
further discouraging investors from entering Indonesia.
"It (the Bali bombing) has affected the level of trust of
investors toward Indonesia, including those who want to lease
their airplanes to companies in Indonesia," he said.
Most local airlines lease airplanes from foreign companies for
their operations.
If a local airline fails to meet its launch deadline, the
government will send it three written warnings at intervals of
one month.
Should an airline be unable to start operations, the
government can freeze its licenses, followed by revocation.
List of new airlines received warnings
Unscheduled commercial airlines: PT Multimoda Transportindo,
PT Bali Adventure Sky, PT Papua Air Indonesia, PT Pura Wisata Baruna,
PT Rabin Global Air Servindo.
Scheduled commercial airlines: PT Internusa Air, PT Asia Avia
Megatama, PT Satrio Mataram Airlines, PT Alatief Alair Internasional.