Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President M Jusuf Kalla has ordered national flag-carrier PT Garuda Indonesia to seek the advice of a European Union (EU) aviation consultant on how to improve its flight safety and quality standards.
"European Union aviation safety and quality standards are better than those of other countries, including the United States. They have their own standards and thus we have to improve ours," Kalla said after performing Friday prayers.
The vice president made the statement in response to a question about the EU ban on Indonesian airline flights to European countries.
Kalla said Indonesia should improve its flight safety and quality standards rather than lodging a protest against the EU`s ban.
"I have ordered PT Garuda Indonesia to find a EU aviation consultant who can give advice on what it must do," Kalla said, adding that the most important element in an aviation service was safety and security.
Therefore, he said, what the European Union was concerned about was aviation safety and security standards for anybody, including Indonesians.
"Don`t forget that it has something to do with image. Therefore, Garuda should first improve its safety and security standards in order to be able to fly to Europe again," Kalla said.
Asked if it was necessary for Indonesia to take retaliatory action over the EU`s flight ban, the vice president said he did not support the idea.
"Don`t scold the European Union because what it has done is actually a whip for us to improve our aviation safety and quality standards," Kalla said.
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