A team of auditors from the European Union will visit three Indonesian airlines for a move expected to relax an earlier EU decision that bans all 51 Indonesian airlines from flying the region, according to local press on Nov. 5.

The three airlines include flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, Mandala Airlines which recently signed a deal on the purchase of 24 Airbus planes and charter company Prime Air that has many European customers, reported leading news website Detik.com.

On Nov. 5, Garuda executives met with the Transportation Ministry officials to discuss the planned audit later this week.

"We will be open, and give information to the audit team," Garuda spokesman Pujobroto said after the meeting.

The European Commission (EC) decided in July to ban all Indonesian airlines, including national flag carrier Garuda, from flying the 27-nation bloc due to safety concerns, following a number of deadly air disasters across Indonesia earlier this year.