Indonesian airlines have been cleared to begin flying to the US

Indonesian airlines have been cleared to begin flying to the US, after a safety review by regulators.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Indonesia had been upgraded to “Category 1” – the top-tier air-safety rating – after nearly a decade.

Indonesia’s fast-growing aviation market suffered several high-profile accidents and was downgraded in 2007.

The European Union also recently lifted a ban on three Indonesian airlines.

After a safety review in March, Indonesia now complies with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards, the FAA said in a statement.

“With the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Category 1 rating, Indonesian air carriers…can establish service to the United States and carry the code of US carriers,” the FAA said.

The South-east Asian nation has had 13 fatal plane crashes in the past decade, according to Flightglobal data, higher than the global average.