Growing pains

Indonesian ATM plays catch-up

It’s hardly been a secret that Indonesia’s congested skies and airports have not been the safest place in the world over the past few years. A European black ban on the country’s airlines, or more accurately on the aviation regulator because of its lack of oversight, is evidence of that.

Some individual airlines, such as Garuda Indonesia, have been granted an exemption and now fly to Europe. Others still can’t. All of this has been a concern because every flight that leaves Australia bound for Asia and Europe passes through Indonesian airspace, which is why Airservices has put a lot of effort into helping and advising Jakarta to upgrade its systems.