Wrong Line of Work - Pilih Pekerjaan Lain

Over the last week or two, it has come to light that Indonesian commercial aircraft crews include a number of meth users. The latest to be caught had an interesting excuse:

Early Saturday morning, police arrested SS, a Lion Air pilot, at the Garden Palace Hotel in Surabaya for using methamphetamine. At six o'clock that same morning, he was to pilot a flight from Surabaya to Makassar. Under BNN [=Indonesian DEA] interrogation, SS admitted that he used meth to overcome his fear of flying.

... and increase said fear for would-be passengers in Indonesia.

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Selama minggu-minggu terakhir, dibongkar konsumsi sabu di golongan awak pesawat terbang. Yang barusan ditangkap beralasan yang cukup menarik:

Polisi menangkap SS, pilot maskapai Lion Air di Garden Palace Hotel Surabaya, Sabtu (4/2) dini hari. SS ditangkap karena terbukti mengonsumpsi sabu. Padahal pada pukul 06.00 WIB, ia harus menerbangkan pesawat dari Surabaya menuju Makassar. Dari pemeriksaan Badan Narkotika Nasional (BNN), SS mengaku mengonsumsi sabu untuk mengatasi rasa takut terbang.

... dan meningkatkan rasa tersebut bagi penumpang maskapai-maskapai Indonesia.

[Republika 9 Feb 2012 p.1]