| Airplane is known as one of the safest transport | | | | announced that they will probably drop three airlines to |
| system on earth, but still many people are scare of | | | | the lowest rating category. Those Airlines were Adam |
| taking flight today. If your hands are sweating or your | | | | Air, Wings Air and Dirgantara Air. Basically, they |
| heart beating faster just before take off or landing, | | | | separate the companies in three different category. |
| you are probably one of this people. Depend where | | | | The first category (category I) is considered as the |
| you are traveling this feelings can become more | | | | "fully compliant" group. The companies in the last |
| intense, especially if you have heard about the | | | | category (category III) will have three months to make |
| numerous tragic accident that the concerned region | | | | improvement before having their licenses revoked. The |
| has been involved in. | | | | middle category (category II) is for the companies |
| The purpose of this article is not to make you more | | | | which have met the minimal safety requirement but |
| afraid of taking the plane, but just to inform you about | | | | have not yet complied with a number of flight-related |
| the reality. And may be help you take the right decision | | | | safety measures. |
| when purchasing your flight ticket. Even a 100% way | | | | After checked the safety regulations of all the 20 |
| to travel safety doesn't exist yet and will probably | | | | passenger airlines, they come with the following results. |
| never do; we all want to put the balance in our favor. | | | | None of the airlines are completely complying with |
| In some countries minimum precaution and full | | | | safety regulations. It means that none of the all |
| information seems to be required. | | | | Indonesia airlines companies are in the category I. The |
| I love Indonesia. It is a wonderful country with more | | | | 13 companies in the category II are: Garuda Indonesia, |
| than ten thousand tropical islands, thousands of dialects | | | | Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air, |
| and hundreds of interesting cultures. White sand and | | | | Wings Air, Indonesia AirAsia, Mandala Airlines, Pelita Air |
| paradisiacal beaches, impenetrable rainforest and | | | | Service, Riau Airlines, Trigana Air Service and Travel |
| archipelago of active volcanoes make this territory | | | | Express Aviation Service. These airlines fall short on a |
| one of the most wonderful countries in the world for | | | | smaller number of safety requirements. And for the |
| backpackers. The wild life inside the sea as on the land | | | | bottom category III, we have: Batavia, Adam Air, |
| are incredibly diversified and Indonesia count hundreds, | | | | Kartika Airlines, Trans Wisata Air, Jatayu Airlines and |
| if not thousands of species you won't find anywhere | | | | cargo jetliners Tri MG Intra Asia Airlines and Manunggal |
| else. Additionally, Indonesia has rich natural resources | | | | Air Service. |
| which provide food and premium material for this over | | | | Some of the company airlines in the middle category |
| populated country (more than 200 millions people). | | | | proclaim to have no idea of the kind of criteria the |
| What relation with airplane? I believe many people are | | | | government is using to rate the airlines. I have to admit |
| reluctant to travel around Indonesia since the recent | | | | that transparency has never been the strong point of |
| event. Or should I say events (with an "s"). Indeed, the | | | | this government. Some airlines promised they will make |
| last few years have been catastrophic in terms of | | | | improvements. At least, this result has boosted the |
| Airplane Crash. Unfortunately, this wonderful country is | | | | debate and obviously should improve the situation in |
| governed by a vast majority of corrupted politician | | | | the future. |
| who have much better to do than controlling the | | | | Personally, I believe AirAsia, Garuda Indonesia or |
| airplane regulation. So of course, the big competitions | | | | Merpati to be some of the safest, despite the tragic |
| among Airlines Company push each of them to | | | | event's of Garuda Indonesia last month. For AirAsia, it |
| reduce the charges at any cost. And very often | | | | is actually not a local company as they are based in |
| starting by reduce the maintenance frequency of their | | | | Malaysia, but they provide at least fifteen destinations |
| planes or the used of old spare parts, etc.. This can be | | | | in Indonesia. And the have some of the cheapest |
| scary, but it is the true. | | | | airline tickets available in Asia. |
| Obviously, the Indonesian Transport's Ministry's recently | | | | |