JAKARTA. National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia management announced Wednesday that it was ready to anticipate a possible strike launched by the Garuda Pilot Association (APG) from midnight Wednesday to midnight Thursday."We have prepared around 80 to 100 pilot instructors to help replace pilots that strike on Thursday."We are currently mapping the Thursday schedule to make sure there will be no flight cancellations on that day," Garuda operations director Capt. Ari Sapari told a press conference at the Garuda Indonesia office in Cengkareng, Banten.According to Ari, Garuda aircraft would conduct around 365 flights on Thursday, of which 154 would be from Jakarta, which would require 170 to 230 pilots.Ari added that Garuda had not yet received ticket cancellations from its customers as it had not canceled any flights."We put customer satisfaction first. We will do all it takes to deliver our best services," he said.APG announced last week that the association would launch a strike on Thursday, because of an unresolved pay discrepancy between local and foreign pilots.According to the Garuda management, the airline has 43 contract pilots, of which 34 are foreign.A Garuda permanent pilot gets Rp 47.7 million a month plus annual bonuses and allowances, while a contracted foreign pilot gets US$8100 a month with no allowances and bonuses. (The Jakarta Post)
Garuda: No cancellations, Thursday flights as scheduled
JAKARTA. National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia management announced Wednesday that it was ready to anticipate a possible strike launched by the Garuda Pilot Association (APG) from midnight Wednesday to midnight Thursday."We have prepared around 80 to 100 pilot instructors to help replace pilots that strike on Thursday."We are currently mapping the Thursday schedule to make sure there will be no flight cancellations on that day," Garuda operations director Capt. Ari Sapari told a press conference at the Garuda Indonesia office in Cengkareng, Banten.According to Ari, Garuda aircraft would conduct around 365 flights on Thursday, of which 154 would be from Jakarta, which would require 170 to 230 pilots.Ari added that Garuda had not yet received ticket cancellations from its customers as it had not canceled any flights."We put customer satisfaction first. We will do all it takes to deliver our best services," he said.APG announced last week that the association would launch a strike on Thursday, because of an unresolved pay discrepancy between local and foreign pilots.According to the Garuda management, the airline has 43 contract pilots, of which 34 are foreign.A Garuda permanent pilot gets Rp 47.7 million a month plus annual bonuses and allowances, while a contracted foreign pilot gets US$8100 a month with no allowances and bonuses. (The Jakarta Post)