I worked, on contract, for Garuda in the early nineties and was on more than double what their Captains are on despite not being in the left seat. Yes you can live - VERY WELL - in a place like Jakarta on a salary of $4,000 a month. When I was there the average wage - unskilled - was $1 a day (yes one buck u.s. a day)
Lovely people to work with. With regard to their changing schedule, nothing new there, as I was informed on arrival that GARUDA stood for Going As Reschedueled Until Delayed Again !
Oh happy days they were !!!!! Selemat tidur !!