Indonesia AirAsia, the budget operator of the A320 flying as QZ8501 that crashed into the Java Sea on 27 December 2014 was not licensed to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on Sundays, the day it crashed, resulting in a route suspension by Indonesian authorities. A spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation (Kementerian Perhubungan; KP) said that the airline was licensed to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays - but not Sundays. … [Read more...] about AirAsia flight route suspended