Sending F-16s, Indonesian Air Force Orders Small Planes That Enter Indonesia's Sky To Land In Batam

Photo via Antara

JAKARTA - The Radar of the National Capital Sector Command (Kosek IKN) has detected foreign aircraft entering Indonesian skies. In an instant the F-16 aircraft that were on standby at the Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base Pekanbaru were immediately flown.

The foreign civil aircraft with the registration number G-DVOR type DA62 has a flight route from Kuching to Senai Malaysia,

Initially the F-16s were assigned to carry out interception. However, the interception was not carried out, with the consideration that the flight crew obeyed the instructions and instructions for the plane to return to Kuching.

From radar communications, the pilot was ordered to return to Kuching because he had violated Indonesian airspace. However, the pilot stated that it was impossible to return to Kuching because the distance was more than 200 NM, it was feared that there would be insufficient fuel.

They even asked to land in Batam.

"We secured the plane on the apron of Hang Nadim Airport," said Head of the Hang Nadim Airbase Operations Service Major Lek Wardoyo in Batam, Saturday, May 14, quoted from Antara.

Upon landing at Hang Nadim Airbase Batam, the Hang Nadim Airbase VCP car and the Airport AMC car immediately guided the plane to the apron. After the aircraft engine was turned off, the airport KKP carried out health checks for pilots and crew, including the COVID-19 protocol.

Furthermore, inspection of flight documents by Intel staff and security guards and passport inspection by Airport Immigration is carried out. Meanwhile, Customs and Excise as well as animal and plant quarantine at the airport inspects all the goods brought in.

The pilot and crew were then taken to an isolation room at Airnav Batam for further examination.

The calibration plane was carrying a crew of three, all of whom were British nationals. Currently, the three are also being secured in a "save house", still in the Hang Nadim Airport area.

"From the results of the communication, information was obtained from the flight crew that they felt they were not violating the law because they felt they were flying from Malaysia to Malaysia and had asked for permission to Singapore as the manager of the FIR, but in real terms the crew could not show the "Flight Clearance" which had been traced to TNI Headquarters. it turns out that the document is not in possession," said Commander of the Indonesian Air Force Base (Danlanud) Hang Nadim, Lt. Col. Pnb Iwan Setiawan.