Originally Posted by
Sop_Monkey
These knee jerks, is a classic illustration of the calibre of the authorities.
and on it goes....
AirAsia banned from key routes amid government crackdown
AirAsia has been banned from flying five of its key Indonesian domestic services out of Surabaya airport as part of a government crackdown on previously unenforced regulations in the wake of the crash of flight QZ8501.
The bans on the flights - three from Surabaya to the capital, Jakarta, one to Bali and one to regional centre Bandung - will deal another blow to the Malaysia-based low-cost carrier, which had already been suspended from the Surabaya-Singapore route entirely.
It's part of a broader government crackdown on lax administration of flight permits from Surabaya Airport. The fast-growing Indonesian-owned low cost carrier Lion Air has been stopped from flying nine of its weekly services, and smaller aircraft Trigana and KalStar have also been affected.
And late on Tuesday, another airport, Medan, made a similar decision, banning AirAsia from flying its Tuesday Medan to Palembang service.
Seems to be yet another example of Indonesian authorities cutting off their nose, to spite their face. The only losers here are the Indonesian people and businesses.