Originally Posted by
BigGeordie
GE115b, they provide medical (and dental) treatment for you and your spouse and children, for which they make a monthly deduction from your salary. For a spouse this is 285 Dhs (or about US$78) a month- not a fortune but far from "free". This is basically an insurance scheme BUT Emirates are the insurance provider and the limits for some treatments (especially for family) are not high. Most pilots purchase top up insurance for their families as health care in Dubai is very expensive.
It is worth thinking about this for a moment- your employer is also the healthcare provider (via Emirates own clinic) for you and your family. Your employer will be the one who decides if a treatment is covered or not and they know exactly all about you and your family's medical history. Some people are okay with their employer knowing how many fillings they have in their teeth, some less so.
Incredible! (in a bad way). So you have to contribute something towards your medical cover, just like the education allowance.
What happens if you get sick enroute or down route?