Five Indonesian airlines seek rights to Australia: Batavia, Sriwijaya, Mandala, Lion Air & AirAsia

Five Indonesian carriers, Batavia Airlines, Sriwijaya Air, Mandala Airlines, Lion Air, and Indonesia AirAsia have applied for a share of the additional 4,000 weekly seats between Indonesia and Australia, according to a Kompas.com report. The Australian-Indonesian bilateral air services agreement was recently expanded, allowing each side's airlines to increase capacity from 10,800 to 14,800 seats per week.