Originally Posted by
Yorkshire_Pudding
if you take the accommodation allowance to buy a property in Dubai it’s close to 10k a month all in as FO, but you will need 100k cash towards the deposit and fees to get a small 3 bed. Almost all the allowance will be used up on the mortgage, high utility bills, insurance, compound management, repairs etc. But it’s a free house from the airline, and yours to keep! Not many carriers offer that, along with the executive car chauffeur drive to work. 😀
Just out of curiosity, about buying property in Dubai... of course it sounds interesting to get a "free house from the airline"
But how easy is to sell it when you decide is time to go home? And also putting 100k from your own money in such a unstable market... sounds discouraging. I'm not sure if I would take this allowance instead of the company accomodation. Not to mention, if you get in trouble in Dubai or EK, you will end up with a huge debt.