JAKARTA, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- A Malaysian chartered aircraft carrying 81 passengers and crew was reported to have been detained by the Indonesian Armed Forces at the Djuanda International Airport in Surabaya this afternoon for allegedly entering Indonesian air space without permission.
The Kompas.com news portal quoted Indonesian military spokesman First Admiral Iskandar Sitompul as saying that the BAE 146-200 aircraft left Dili, Timor Leste, and landed at the airport at 12.45pm today.
The report said that the aircraft had actually been given permission to enter Indonesian air space, but the agent for the flight failed to secure landing rights.
As such, when the aircraft had to refuel in Surabaya, it was detained.
