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The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore says it is still unable to give approval for Indonesian low-cost carrier AWAIR to fly to Singapore.
And it says that's because Indonesian restrictions on foreign low-cost carriers are still in place.
Another Indonesian airline Adam Air, however, has been given the green light to fly into Singapore.
It is scheduled to make its inaugural flight to Changi in about two weeks' time.
Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong told Channel NewsAsia on Friday evening that Singapore doesn't consider Adam Air a low-cost carrier based on its operating model.
Mr Yeo said he would be meeting his Indonesian counterpart again at the end of this year to hopefully iron out the air rights issue on budget airlines.
He added: "If you talk to Adam Air, I think they will tell you quite clearly that they're very different from a low-cost carrier. When I met with Indonesian Minister Hatta last month, we agreed that we will be reviewing this situation towards the end of the year, so I'm looking forward to our coming meeting."
"Of course our local low-cost carriers would like to fly there just as the Indonesian low-cost carriers also want to fly to Singapore. So I think once that sector is opened up, we can look forward to increasing number of tourists coming into Singapore as well as going into Indonesia." - CNA /ch
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