Airline staff divided over Sutiyoso

Airline staff divided over Sutiyoso

Leo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Pilots and stewardesses also have their opinions on Sutiyoso, the
city governor, who will end his first five-year term in October.
Like the other people previously interviewed, some of them were
in favor of the governor while others were not.

Capt. Setiawan, 42, who resides in the Alam Sutera housing
complex in Tangerang, Banten, is a senior pilot on Mandala
Airlines domestic flights. He has been a pilot for 18 years.

Asked about Sutiyoso, the father of three children said that
he did not care about who was in charge of the capital city. What
he was concerned very much about was what the leaders did to the
city and its people.

I don't know him (Sutiyoso) much. But I think he should focus
his administration on improving law enforcement in the city, as
this is very badly needed by the people.

Law enforcement is one of the main issues that should be
persistently pursued in order to emulate other capital cities in
the region.

A governor should be pro-active in enforcing the law,
otherwise the city will never see any improvement. This is very
important for me as it indicates good governance on the part of
the city administration.

But I also think that when enforcing the law, the
administration sometimes has to deal with delicate matters. And I
understand that this is complicated. So it has to be careful so
as not to commit human rights violations.

Maharani, 22, was born in Madiun, East Java. Moving to Jakarta
last year, she became a stewardess for the private Bouraq
Airlines. She lives in Tebet, South Jakarta.

Regarding Sutiyoso and his possible victory in the next
gubernatorial election, Maharani said that it was no big deal to
her as long as he kept the city well-organized and secure.

The most crucial thing for me is that the leader should be
responsible in creating good governance in the capital city.

I think that as matters stand, the situation in Jakarta is "so
far so good." Despite many rallies and demonstrations held by a
number of groups, including workers and students, I see Jakarta's
condition as being a lot better now, and relatively controllable.

So, I would agree if he (Sutiyoso) were reelected again as the
next governor of Jakarta. If many have nominated him, why not?

But I hope people will stop staging rallies and protests, and
also stop the mass brawls in the capital city as these only make
people feel less secure.

Ika Trajuningtyas was born in Jakarta 20 years ago. The
stewardess, who lives in Bekasi, West Java, has been working on
Mandala Airlines domestic flights for a year.

I don't care who is the governor of Jakarta. For me the most
important thing is how the leader makes Jakarta a much better
capital city.

It's not the person that matters. It's his policies. These
should be designed in such a way that the city and its residents
will in the future enjoy better conditions. And this is
Sutiyoso's responsibility.

I would ask him not to engage in corruption as this will harm
the public, who mostly are still suffering from the economic
crisis. Why doesn't he just spend the city budget to spur
development in the city and in turn improve public welfare.

If many people consider Sutiyoso to not be doing his job well,
I think he should be impeached soon.