Indonesia LCC Lion Air has suspended flight operations just a few weeks after putting planes back in the air with the company blaming passenger non-compliance with COVID 19 regulations for grounding their fleet again.
The Lion Air group, which also includes subsidiaries Batik Air and Wings Air, started reintroducing short-haul flight routes on May 10 but on June 1 it announced on its website that it would be ending them again with all routes suspended effective from June 5.
All Lion Air groups’ domestic and international flights have been suspended from that date with the carrier saying the ban would stay in place until further notice. The Indonesian airlines said the move was due to passenger non-compliance with COVID-19 regulations but did not go into specifics.
“Lion Air Group's decision was based on considerations from an evaluation of previous flight operations, that many prospective passengers were unable to carry out air travel because they did not complete the required documents and conditions during the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic alert period,” the company statement said.