Seat capacity limit between Australia and Indonesia increased

On 1 July 2011 the Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Hon Anthony Albanese, announced UPDATED that Australia and Indonesia had reached an understanding to increase the seat capacity that may be operated by the airlines of the two countries by 86% to 27,500 seats per week.

The Minister's statement highlighted the 32% average annual growth in passenger demand between the two countries over the last three years.

Timor Leste completes air services arrangements with Indonesia

On 1 November 2010 Antara News reported that a Memorandum of Understanding on air services had been signed between Timor Leste and Indonesia. Capacity is limited to 14 flights per week and fifth freedom rights are included.

On 2 November 2010 The Jakarta Post carried a short report on what use two Indonesian airlines plan to make of the new air services arrangements.

Japan and Indonesia expand bilateral air services arrangements

A 26 April 2010 weblog post on Airline Route reported on the expansion of capacity, route and code sharing opportunities for Japanese and Indonesian airlines.

An official press release in Japanese details the outcome of the air services negotiations that were held in Jakarta on 20-22 April 2010.

Indonesia signs new air services arrangements with the United Arab Emirates

On 4 May 2009 the United Arab Emirates announced the signing of a new air services Memorandum of Understanding with Indonesia.

The exact nature of the increase in capacity that was agreed to is not entirely clear from the statement.

ASEAN Secretary General says progress towards regional "open skies" is slow

On 24 June 2007 Bloomberg reported comments by Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary General Ong Keng Yong to a World Economic Forum meeting that progress on reaching a limited "open skies" air transport agreement covering routes between ASEAN capitals by 2008 was proving to be slow.

Extension of South East Asian fifth freedom exchange announced

On 24 April 2007 the Office of the President of the Philippines announced that the number of points available for fifth freedom air transport operations in the Brunei Darussalam/Indonesia/Malaysia/the Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) has been extended.