Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The ban on Indonesian airlines` flights to the European Union (EU) will have no impact on the country`s airborne-exports to the region as exporters have so far used foreign airlines, an executive said.
"So far, we have used foreign airlines` services," Chief of the Indonesian Exporters Association Benny Soetrisno said here Friday.
Benny said many exporters had used foreign airlines since the national flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia ceased its scheduled flights to European destinations a few years ago.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Indonesian Furniture Producers Association (Asmindo) Ambar Tjahjono feared that the ban would reduce the number of Europeans going to Indonesia to buy their products, and this situation may eventually reduce furniture exports to Europe.
"The impact may be felt in the next few months," he said.
He said furniture buyers used to visiting the factories to see for themselves the products they would buy.
The ban will become official when the European Commission endorses its experts` recommendation on July 6 by adding the Indonesian airlines to EU`s list of unsafe airline companies.
The EU is Indonesia`s fourth biggest market for its exports after Japan, the United States and Singapore.
Last year, Indonesia`s exports to the region reached US$1.07 billion.
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