Indonesian pilots and flight attendants have jobs with Saudia, flyadeal and Flynas Jakarta’s manpower minister says deployment expected to strengthen Saudi-Indonesian ties JAKARTA: Indonesian pilots and flight attendants are going to support Saudi Arabia’s aviation goals under Vision 2030, the manpower minister has said, as she sent off more than 220 cabin crew to join the Kingdom’s airlines. Saudi Arabia has been investing heavily in the aviation sector and in March announced the creation of a new national airline, Riyadh Air, as it moves to compete with regional transport and travel hubs. Indonesia’s Manpower Minister Ida Fauziya met 224 cabin crew who had secured jobs with Saudia, flyadeal and Flynas during a send-off ceremony in Jakarta on Thursday evening, and said that their deployment is in line with the Kingdom’s efforts to boost the tourism sector. “You all have an important role in supporting Saudi Arabia’s vision,” she told the participants, as quoted in a statement released by the ministry. “This will bring a positive contribution in strengthening relations between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.” Data from the Indonesian embassy’s labor attache in Riyadh shows that 300 cabin crew from the country are already working in Saudi Arabia. The manpower minister said that demand for Indonesian workers is high as they have an “excellent reputation in the world of international aviation.” Earlier this month — for the fifth consecutive year — the Southeast Asian nation’s flag carrier Garuda Indonesia received the World’s Best Cabin Crew award from British-based consultancy Skytrax, which runs annual airline and airport rankings.