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WHAT IS THE TRUTH?

Indonesia’s Transport Ministry has said that AirAsia was not allowed to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on Sunday. The missing flight QZ8501 had taken off on a Sunday.

Tony Fernandes’ office has issued a statement, “We have the right to fly Surabaya-Singapore. We had flown that schedule and had rights for seven days a week.”

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The director general of air transport Djoko Murjatmodjo had earlier said that the ill-fated AirAsia flight QZ8501 did not have the the proper permit to fly the route when it crashed into the Java Sea last year.

Sunu Widyatmoko, the CEO of AirAsia Indonesia has admitted that the airline committed “administrative negligence” in requesting a change in its Surabaya-Singapore flight schedule.

He said that the company had only informed the Indonesian transport ministry verbally when requesting to change their flight schedule to Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, reported Jakarta Post.

Originally they were permitted to only to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

He was speaking at the first hearing with the House of Representatives Commission V on transportation on Tuesday (Jan 13).​

“I admitted that administrative negligence occurred when requesting the change in flight schedule, as the verbal information failed to reach the ministry…We will take this as a correction.”  – Sunu Widyatmoko​

http://www.tnp.sg/news/qz8501-airasia-indonesia-admits-administrative-negligence

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REGARDING UPDATED WEATHER REPORTS

Sunu however, said that the allegations that the AirAsia pilot did not receive a weather report from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) before flying to Singapore on Dec 2 were untrue.

He said that the airline has an “e-mail blast system” that has updated weather information every six hours for pilots.

http://www.tnp.sg/news/qz8501-airasia-indonesia-admits-administrative-negligence

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#QZ8501 – HAD PERMISSION ?! http://nasional.news.viva.co.id/news/read/575890-polemik-penerbangan-airasia-qz8501 … (machine-translated version screencap attached)

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VIVAnews – Tudingan jadwal penerbangan pesawat AirAsia QZ8501 rute Surabaya-Singapura yang tidak terjadwal pada hari Minggu mulai menjadi polemik. Beredar sejumlah dokumen yang bisa jadi, akan menepis kesalahan hanya ada di pihak AirAsia.‎

Fakta baru ini akan berbalik, perusahaan milik Malaysia tersebut sepertinya sengaja disudutkan untuk menanggung beban akibat peristiwa nahas yang telah terjadi.

Salah satunya, bisa dilihat di dokumen Izin Penerbangan Luar Negeri Periode Winter 2014/2015. Dalam surat Nomor AU.008/30/6Orju-DHU-2014, yang diterbitkan di Jakarta pada, 24 Oktober 2014, surat ditujukan kepada Direktur Utama PT Indonesia AirAsia.

Isinya, Direktorat Perhubungan Udara mengizinkan penerbangan Indonesia ‎AirAsia untuk periode Winter 2014/2015, yang berlaku 26 Oktober 2014 sampai dengan 28 Maret 2015, dengan jadwal sebagaimana terlampir (menggunakan pesawat A320, waktu setempat). Dari hasil temuan, ada  dokumen yang menyebut legalitas penerbangan AirAsia disengaja atau tidak, telah bocor, termasuk ke tangan media.

Jika memang dokumen tersebut benar, bisa jadi fakta itu menjadi penguat kalau penerbangan QZ8501 adalah legal. Sebaliknya, Kementerian Perhubungan dan jajarannya diduga sengaja bermain.‎ Dokumen yang beredar setebal hampir 20 halaman juga berisi jadwal-jadwal penerbangan resmi.

Isi dokumen itu diantaranya: Menunjuk PT Indonesia AirAsia nomor AGRR/71//X/2013 tertanggal 16 Oktober 2014. Dengan ini disampaikan bahwa Direktorat jenderal Perhubungan Udara mengijinkan penerbangan Indonesia AirAsia.

Di lampiran halaman pertama,  dibubuhui tandang tangan Direktur Jenderal Perhubungan Udara atas nama Ir Santoso Eddy Wibowo M.SI beserta stempel. Di lampiran kedua dan ketiga, berisi tembusan pada jajaran Bandara Juanda, diantaranya kepada Kepala Otoritas Bandar Udara Wilayah III, Surabaya, GM PT Angkasa Pura, dan Kepala Otoritas Bandara Wilayah III, serta jajaran lainnya yang berkaitan dengan Bandara Juanda Surabaya.

Selanjutnya surat tersebut ditindak lanjuti oleh PT Indonesia AirAsia tertanggal 25 Oktober 2014, dengan Nomer: IAA/GOP/GS/SHSUB/0349/X/2014 tentang jadwal penerbangan AirAsia, diantaranya untuk rute Surabaya-Singapura.

Terpisah, General Manager Angkasa Pura I Bandara Juanda, Trikora Harjo mengaku tidak memiliki kewenangan soal jadwal dan hanya menyediakan fasilitas penerbangan.

Trikaro Harjo juga mengaku tidak mendapat tembusan dari Kementerian Perhubungan (Kemenhub) soal perubahan jadwal penerbangan AirAsia.

“Kita hanya penyedia fasilitas, untuk hal teknis lainnya, kita tidak punya kewenangan,” katanya.

http://nasional.news.viva.co.id/news/read/575890-polemik-penerbangan-airasia-qz8501

Google Translation:

Headline – Allegations AirAsia flight schedules QZ8501 Surabaya–Singapore route is not scheduled on Sunday began to be debated. Circulated a number of documents that may be, will be dismissed only mistake on the part of AirAsia.

This new fact will turn around, the Malaysian-owned company seems deliberately cornered to bear the brunt of the fateful events that have occurred.

One of them, can be seen in the document Foreign Flight Permit Winter 2014/2015 period. In a letter No. AU.008 / 30 / 6Orju–DHU–2014, which was published in Jakarta, October 24, 2014, a letter addressed to the Director of PT Indonesia AirAsia.

Contents, the Directorate of Civil Aviation Indonesia AirAsia flight permit for Winter 2014/2015 period, which applies October 26, 2014 until March 28, 2015, with the schedule attached (using the A320 aircraft, local time). From the findings, there are documents that mention the legality of AirAsia flight intentional or not, has been leaked, including into the hands of the media.

If the document is true, it could be the fact that an enormous boost when flying QZ8501 is legal. Instead, the Ministry of Transportation and his staff were allegedly playing. Documents circulating almost as thick as 20 pages also contain official flight schedules.

The contents of documents that include: Pointing PT Indonesia AirAsia number AGRR / 71 // X / 2013 dated October 16, 2014. You are hereby advised that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation Indonesia AirAsia flight permit.

On the first page of the appendix, dibubuhui away the hand of the Director General of Civil Aviation on behalf of Ir Santoso Eddy Wibowo M.SI along stamp. In the second and third appendix, containing a copy of the ranks of Juanda Airport, including the Airport Authority Head of Region III, Surabaya, GM PT Angkasa Pura, and the Airport Authority Head of Region III, as well as other ranks related to Juanda Airport in Surabaya.

Furthermore, the letter was followed up by PT Indonesia AirAsia, dated October 25, 2014, with the Mobile: IAA / GOP / GS / SHSUB / 0349 / X / 2014 on AirAsia flight schedules, including for Surabaya–Singapore route.

Separated, General Manager of Angkasa Pura I Juanda Airport, Trikora Harjo claimed no authority about the schedule and only provide flight amenities.

Trikaro Harjo also said he did not receive a copy of the Ministry of Transport (MoT) about AirAsia flight schedule changes.

“We only facility providers, to other technical matters, we have no authority,” he said.

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Bing Translation:

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Indonesia’s Transport Minister Ignasius Jonas said on Tuesday that Fernandes “had admitted AirAsia has no route permit”.

Tony Fernandes: I made no such admission.

Star

Wednesday January 7, 2015 MYT 12:20:30 PM

AirAsia QZ8501: We have approvals to fly to Surabaya, says Fernandes

PANGKALAN BUN – AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes has never admitted that Indonesia AirAsia has no permit to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route, his office said in a statement on Wednesday.

“We have the right to fly Surabaya-Singapore. We had flown that schedule and had rights for seven days a week,” the statement quoted Fernandes as saying.

“We have secured both slots as well as approval from both Indonesia and Singapore. What happened was purely an administrative error,” it added.
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“It is good that Ministry of Transport is evaluating coordination between slot coordinator and airports so that we are able to prevent this from reccuring,” he said according to the statement. “The process has become clear now. I also recommend what is being implemented in Singapore; an intergrated computerised system so that everyone is on the same page.” – The Straits Times/ANN

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/01/07/AirAsia-We-have-approvals-Surbaya/

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AirAsia Flight QZ8501 had permission to fly from Surabaya to Singapore as revealed by the communication between QZ8501and Air Traffic Control.

Leaked: Communication between AirAsia flight QZ8501 and Air Traffic Control

04:26: AirAsia QZ8501: ATC recording leaked http://www.fastpages.co.uk/?id=1531&AirAsia+QZ8501%3A+ATC+recording+leaked …

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Click on this link for the audio clip, uploaded on Soundcloud: http://www.tnp.sg/news/leaked-communication-between-airasia-flight-qz8501-and-air-traffic-control

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THE TRUTH IS OUT! AirAsia Flight QZ8501 had permission to fly from Surabaya to Singapore.

Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry had reportedly said Saturday that AirAsia was not allowed to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route the Sunday when the plane crashed mid-flight into the Java Sea off Borneo.

However, a leaked transcript contradicts this claim. Air traffic control at Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport had given approval to Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 to fly to Singapore from Surabaya.

Malay Mail Online

Indonesia’s ATC cleared doomed AirAsia flight, leaked transcript shows

Published: January 6, 2015 06:30 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Air traffic control at Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport had given approval to Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 to fly to Singapore from Surabaya, a leaked transcript has shown, contradicting Indonesia’s claim the flight was unauthorised.

Indonesian news website Kompas revealed the transcript of a 20-minute Juanda ATC recording last December 28 at 5.25am local time, 10 minutes before the doomed flight carrying 162 on board departed from Juanda International Airport at 5.35am, that gave clearance to Flight QZ8501 to fly to an initial altitude of 24,000 feet.

“Wagon Air eight five zero one clear to Singapore, mike six three five level two four zero initial, RAMPY one alpha departure squawk number seven zero zero five,” said an ATC worker, according to the transcript.

Wagon Air 8501 is Flight QZ8501’s call-sign.

The conversation between Juanda ATC and the plane’s cockpit before that statement goes like this, according to Kompas:

AWQ8501: “Tower, Wagon Air eight five zero one good morning…”

Tower: “Wagon Air 8501 good mornig (sic) Juanda Tower, go ahead…”

AWQ8501: “Eight five zero one (registrasi) alpha x-ray charlie parking stand Alpha Niner (A9) destination Singapore POB (passenger on board) one six one, request push and start, wagon air eight five zero one..”

Tower: “Wagon Air eight five zero one parking stand number Alpha niner Pushback and start approved heading west runway one zero, exit sierra two..”

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/indonesias-atc-cleared-doomed-airasia-flight-leaked-transcript-shows

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