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)