SO, its time to put Garuda on the black list, again!
Citilink is a LCC of/for Garuda.
This is just insane!
If the mentality/culture over "there" is like that, its not only Citilink pilots that are seen as "untouchable" as mentioned before.
After 1 young co-pilot (with known "medical" issues) was allowed to continue to fly and crash and kill more than 100 persons, EASA mandated mental health and drug and alcohol testing in the whole of europe.
As a pilot, going through numerous security checks in europe, sometimes i cannot even bring a bottle of water with me, let alone a (little) swiss army knife.
(i don't want to know what would happen if I did pass the security like that at Paris CDG
, jail time probably)
The indonesians needs to face reality, and change.
I respect cultures but keep cultures on the ground, not in the air.
Resigning "managers" of the airline, nor firing a pilot, nor educating crew in a 1 day classroom class will NOT change the attitude towards safe operation.
Best signal is banning Garuda (again!) and "help" the indonesian authorities cleaning up!