JAKARTA (AFP)--Indonesian budget airline Adam Air has been banned from flying on safety grounds, the country's chief of air transport said Tuesday.
"The transport ministry has decided to revoke Adam Air's operational specification, effective 12:00 am Wednesday (1700 GMT Tuesday)," Budhi Muliawan Suyitno told reporters. "With this, Adam Air is banned from operating its aircraft. All of its planes must be automatically grounded."