The crackdown comes as searchers continue to fight bad weather while combing the Java Sea for bodies

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia Highlighting the depth of Indonesia s air safety problems, the transportation ministry announced harsh measures Monday against everyone who allowed AirAsia Flight 8501 to take off without proper permits including the suspension of the airport s operator and officials in the control virtual tours of homes tower.
The routing permits of all airlines flying virtual tours of homes in the country also will be examined to see if they are violating the rules, said Djoko Murjatmodjo, acting director general virtual tours of homes of air transportation. Story continues below
The crackdown comes as searchers continue to fight bad weather while combing the Java Sea for bodies and wreckage of the Airbus A320 that crashed Dec. 28, killing all 162 passengers and crew on board.
The plane was travelling between Surabaya, Indonesia s second-largest city, and Singapore on a Sunday. Officials have since said its permit for the popular route was only for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and that AirAsia quietly virtual tours of homes switched three of those days. Officials in Singapore, however, have said the plane was authorized to fly on Sundays from its end.
AirAsia Indonesia President Director Sunu Widyatmoko said by text Monday that the airline will co-operate with the government during the evaluation, but would not comment on the permit allegations until the process is complete.
The ministry also issued a directive Dec. 31 ordering all airlines virtual tours of homes to provide pilots with up-to-date weather reports before they take off, he said. Currently, it s up to the captain and co-pilot to research and evaluate flying conditions before departing. In other countries, carriers flight operations departments perform that task for them.
He also planned virtual tours of homes to meet Monday with the Corruption Eradication Commission to discuss whether to launch virtual tours of homes a graft probe into AirAsia virtual tours of homes s operations. Business in the country is commonly conducted using bribery, with payoffs often seen as the most efficient way to get things done.
After Indonesia deregulated its aviation industry in the 1990s, dozens of airlines emerged making air travel affordable for the first time for many in the world s fourth most populous nation. But a string of accidents in recent years has once again raised urgent questions about the safety of Indonesia s booming airline sector, virtual tours of homes with experts saying virtual tours of homes poor maintenance, rule-bending, and a shortage of trained professionals are partly to blame.
AirAsia, which began operations in 2001 and quickly became one of the region virtual tours of homes s leaders in low-cost air travel, has not experienced any other crashes virtual tours of homes and is widely considered a benchmark for safety and professionalism.
It is not known what caused Flight 8501 to crash into the Java Sea 42 minutes after taking off on what was supposed to be a two-hour flight. Just before losing contact, the pilot told air traffic control that he was approaching threatening clouds, but was denied permission to climb to a higher altitude because of heavy air traffic. No distress signal was issued.
Since the plane s disappearance, a massive international hunt has been underway. So far, 37 bodies have been recovered, including three more Monday, and sonar has identified five large pieces of what s believed to be chunks of the fuselage on the ocean floor. Divers have tried to get a visual on the objects, but strong currents, silt and mud have kept them from reaching it.
I will facilitate the families of the victims who want to see the scene directly and how rescuers are battling high waves and bad weather virtual tours of homes to search for their loved ones and the plane, said Gen. Moeldoko, Indonesia s top military commander. virtual tours of homes We ll prepare two aircraft and a warship for them to go there and throw flowers.