Originally Posted by
Global_Global
Come on guys........... ps this is the one country that I always recommend people not to fly on any local airline if possible...
Yes, getting around Indonesia using any means of transport has well founded risks for equally well-documented reasons.
But the repeated exhortation to "not fly on local airlines" is pretty much the same as saying "don't go to Indonesia", or to many parts of Africa, South America, et al.
You can get TO Indonesia on reputable international airlines (or supposedly-reputable), but as soon as you are in Indonesian airspace you may as well be on any of the local airlines. And if you want to travel domestic then you may need some time to find an international carrier that still meets your exacting standards, or at all.
But if you do actually want to travel around the archipelago then you had better resolve yourself to an elevated level of risk, whether travel-related, food-related or whatever.
I still see people bungy jumping in Bali or eating bakso off the hepatitis-handcart who would never-the-less denigrate domestic air travel as just too risky or unsafe. Sorry loyo. Don't like the risk from domestic air travel? Better stay home.