AirAsia Route Halt Shifts Focus to Regulatory Enforcement
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Indonesia said AirAsia Bhd. wasn’t authorized to fly to Singapore the day its jet crashed and halted the route pending an investigation, raising questions about the enforcement of regulations.
AirAsia was only permitted to fly the Surabaya to Singapore route on four days of the week, not including Sunday when the accident occurred, Indonesia’s transport ministry said Jan. 2. Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority issued a statement the next day saying that while it had authorized the airline to run daily flights during the winter season, carriers need to get separate permission from authorities at each point on their route.