Durian. Indonesian flight carrier Garuda Indonesia and its low-cost subsidiary Citilink have fired their pilots following police arrested four people in various places in Jakarta and Banten from July 7 to July 9 related to drugs abuse allegation.
“Based on our investigation and coordination with police regarding Garuda Indonesia and Citilink’s pilots who involved in misusing narcotics, we can state that the companies have imposed sanction of discharging them,” Irfan Satiaputra, CEO of Garuda Indonesia said in a statement on July 18.
He said by taking the decision, the national flag carrier wants stating that no tolerance for its employees that commit drugs misuse.
Police’s anti-drugs unit have arrested an online motorcycle driver namely S in Tangerang, Banten on July 7 with seven packages of methamphetamine or locally known as shabu-shabu.
From S who is a drug dealer, police arrested three pilots IP, DC and DSK from their houses in Jakarta. The three men are flight pilots from three airlines. IP is from Sriwijaya Air, DC is from Citilink and DSK is from Garuda Indonesia.
Three pilots told police that they have used narcotics in the last three to four years.
Garuda on July 18 has conducted drug and alcohol management program through random checks to 122 flight crews and operational officers at Terminal 3 Soekarno-Hatta International Airport where none of them have found positive of using drugs and alcohol.
