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| AirAsia did not have permission to fly between Surabaya and Singapore on the day it crashed, reports say | AirAsia did not have permission to fly between Surabaya and Singapore on the day it crashed, reports say |
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| AirAsia was not authorized to fly from Surabaya to Singapore the day that one of its passenger jets attempted the route and crashed into the Java Sea amid poor weather conditions, according to Indonesian officials. | AirAsia was not authorized to fly from Surabaya to Singapore the day that one of its passenger jets attempted the route and crashed into the Java Sea amid poor weather conditions, according to Indonesian officials. |
| Transportation Ministry Spokesman J.A. Barata told the Wall Street Journal that the air carrier was only allowed to make the flight four days of the week, but not on Sunday. | Transportation Ministry Spokesman J.A. Barata told the Wall Street Journal that the air carrier was only allowed to make the flight four days of the week, but not on Sunday. |
| “So AirAsia has committed a violation of the route that has been given to them,” Barata told the paper, noting that the company’s flights from Surabaya to Singapore were suspended as a result on Friday. | “So AirAsia has committed a violation of the route that has been given to them,” Barata told the paper, noting that the company’s flights from Surabaya to Singapore were suspended as a result on Friday. |
| In a statement published by CNN, the transport ministry said the airline “has violated the agreement on route given.” | In a statement published by CNN, the transport ministry said the airline “has violated the agreement on route given.” |
| “Indonesia AirAsia route Surabaya-Singapore was operated outside of the permitted license, namely among others on Sunday. And Indonesia AirAsia did not submit a request to alter operational day to the Directorate General of Air Transport. This is a violation against the agreement in the route provided,” the statement said. | “Indonesia AirAsia route Surabaya-Singapore was operated outside of the permitted license, namely among others on Sunday. And Indonesia AirAsia did not submit a request to alter operational day to the Directorate General of Air Transport. This is a violation against the agreement in the route provided,” the statement said. |
| Flight QZ8501 took off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on Sunday and disappeared from radar less than an hour after takeoff. On Saturday, rescue teams said they’d located several large objects on the ocean floor that are believed to belong to the crashed jet, according to the Associated Press. | Flight QZ8501 took off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on Sunday and disappeared from radar less than an hour after takeoff. On Saturday, rescue teams said they’d located several large objects on the ocean floor that are believed to belong to the crashed jet, according to the Associated Press. |
| Officials confident AirAsia wreckage has been located after large objects detected on seafloor: http://t.co/HtzqETlL8B — The Associated Press (@AP) January 3, 2015 | |
| Officials confident AirAsia wreckage has been located after large objects detected on seafloor: http://t.co/HtzqETlL8B | |
| — The Associated Press (@AP) January 3, 2015 | |
| The number of days the airline had permission to fly between Surabaya and Singapore was cut short between Oct. 26 and March 28 as the country tried to limit the number of people flying to Singapore each day, according to the Journal. | |
| In addition to the suspension, Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport has announced plans to begin a full investigation into the airline’s scheduling that is expected to last about a week, according to CNN. | In addition to the suspension, Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport has announced plans to begin a full investigation into the airline’s scheduling that is expected to last about a week, according to CNN. |
| “It’s not complicated,” Transport Minister Ignatious Jonan told CNN. “There is a checklist of what should and should not have been done.” | “It’s not complicated,” Transport Minister Ignatious Jonan told CNN. “There is a checklist of what should and should not have been done.” |
| Jonan told CNN that, depending on what the investigation reveals, the airline could be prohibited from making the Surabaya-Singapore route or its entire fleet could be grounded. | Jonan told CNN that, depending on what the investigation reveals, the airline could be prohibited from making the Surabaya-Singapore route or its entire fleet could be grounded. |
| AirAsia Indonesia’s chief executive, Sunu Widyatmoko, indicated at a news conference on Saturday that the company plans to cooperate with the government investigation, according to the Wall Street Journal. | AirAsia Indonesia’s chief executive, Sunu Widyatmoko, indicated at a news conference on Saturday that the company plans to cooperate with the government investigation, according to the Wall Street Journal. |
| RELATED: 4 large objects detected in AirAsia wreckage hunt | RELATED: 4 large objects detected in AirAsia wreckage hunt |
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