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Indonesia also needs to improve its infrastructure, especially business jet terminals to attract more flights into the country.
People gather in front of a VistaJet Bombardier Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jet during a static show at Hong Kong Business Aviation Center on Chek Lap Kok Island, Hong Kong, on March 27, 2024. (JP/Novan Iman Santosa)
Indonesia needs to revise its cabotage rule in business aviation to allow the sector to really take off, given the country’s great untapped potential in terms of territory, a leading private jet operator has said.Cabotage refers to the requirement that an aircraft bear a specific country’s registration and flag to be able to pick up and drop off passengers within that country.
“The cabotage requirement forces a business jet to return empty to its base after dropping off passengers visiting Indonesia,” chief commercial officer of private jet operator VistaJet Ian Moore told The Jakarta Post during a one-on-one interview at the Hong Kong Business Aviation Center recently.
