Source: Xinhua Author: 01/16/2010
Subject Concerned: Government Airport
Five international airports in Indonesia had been ready for the ASEAN open sky policy, media reported on Jan. 16.
Director General of Air Transport of the country's Transport Ministry Herry Bakti quoted by The Jakarta Post as saying that the airports are subject to the ASEAN open sky agreement.
He said that the ministry had completed the draft decree.
"We are looking forward to issuing the decree by the end of this month," Bakti said.
The airports are Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, Kuala Namu in Medan, Juanda in Surabaya, Ngurah Rai in Denpasar, and Hasanuddin in Makassar. The Kuala Namu airport is under construction and expected to operate in July next year.
Bakti said other international airports in the country would continue accepting inter-regional flights through bilateral agreements.
The ASEAN open sky agreement took effect in December 2008, and is slated for completion by 2015. The agreement allows regional air carriers to take unlimited flights to all 10 ASEAN member countries.