The government
said on Thursday that it had streamlined the permit process for foreign flights
seeking access to Indonesian airspace and moved it online, which it hoped would
eliminate any potentially dangerous confusion.
Airlines, other businesses or individuals will no longer have to file
separate paper applications with the three different agencies that oversee the
process.
“All the permits are now online and can be received by all the
concerned institutions in real time, so there won’t be anymore lag time for
supervisory personnel in the field in receiving permit notification,” said
Djoko Suyanto, the coordinating minister for political, legal and security
affairs.
He said that although permits would still be issued by three
institutions — the Transportation Ministry for flight approval, Foreign
Affairs Ministry for diplomatic permits and the Defense Ministry for security
clearance — they were now linked online.
There is now no need, as in the past, to file separate requests with
each of the institution, Djoko said.
“Now, only one form has to be filled online,” he said.
It is hoped the simplified system will eliminate any confusion over
permit requests.
Djoko, who met with representatives from the three ministries and the
armed forces, said they also discussed the proper channels for protesting when
countries violated Indonesia’s airspace.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry, he said, will be responsible for informing
foreign missions of the new policy.
Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has said that the Air Force has to
usher away foreign aircraft that enter the country’s airspace without
permission almost daily.
Two Indonesian military aircraft intercepted and nearly collided with a
Falcon F-900 jet that was carrying Papua New Guinea’s deputy prime minister,
Belden Namah, and several other senior government officials who were returning
from Malaysia last year. The incident raised tensions between the neighboring
countries.
The problem stemmed from differences in flight clearance data between
radars belonging to the National Air Defense Command (Kohanudnas) and the
airport.
Ismira Lutfia
The Jakarta Globe
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