Ansett recruits Indonesians

Ansett recruits Indonesians

JAKARTA (JP): Airline Ansett Australia will employ Indonesians
to work as flight attendants.

The company's general manager in Indonesia, Con Korfiatis,
said over the weekend Ansett already employed 44 Indonesians.

"As part of Ansett's commitment to providing a superior
service, it is important that we have bi-lingual flight
attendants on our team to meet the needs of our non-English-
speaking passengers," he said.

The airline has already employed flight attendants from other
parts of Asia but this was the first time it had looked for staff
in Indonesia, he said.

At least two other foreign carriers, Singapore Airlines and
Cathay Pacific, have recruited Indonesians as flight attendants
because of their increasing number of Indonesian passengers.

Ansett has daily flights from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur and
Sydney and links Bali and Australia eight times a week. (icn)