Nothing But Open Skies From Now On

Bali to Join ‘ASEAN Open Skies’ Program to Induce More Interregional Trave

(5/4/2012)

Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport is one of five Indonesian airports designated by the Ministry of Transportation to join a “ASEAN Open Skies” program intended to deregulate air transportation among the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations by 2015.


Beritabali.com lists the five Indonesian airport participating in “ASEAN Open Skies” are:

  • Soekarno-Hatta in Jakarta
  • Polonia – Medan, Sumatra
  • Juanda – Surabaya, East Java
  • Sultan Hasanuddin Makasar – Makassar
  • Ngurah Rai – Denpasar, Bali
The Director General of Civil Aviation Hery Bakti said ASEAN member country airlines will be eligible to offer international flights to any of the listed Indonesian gateways.

Bakti called on Indonesian air carriers to continually upgrade their capacity in order to remain competitive with foreign carriers in the region.
 
Source: BaliDiscovery.com
Category:  General