JAKARTA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government on Friday hailed the European Union (EU)'s move to revoke its ban against three Indonesian airlines from serving flights to EU countries.
"The decision to revoke the flight ban reflected the achievement of diplomacy coupled with Indonesia's efforts to address flight safety in the country's aviation service," a statement released by the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry said, adding that the decision showed EU's trust in the Indonesian authorities and airlines.
The EU on Thursday revoked its flight ban against three Indonesian airlines namely Citilink, Lion Air and Batik Air from serving flights to any EU countries.
The EU had, in 2009 and 2011, lifted similar ban on several Indonesian airlines, namely Garuda Indonesia, Airfast Indonesia, Indonesia Air Asia and Ekspres Transportasi Antarbenua.
