Talk to any LWOP pilot, none of them are looking for sympathy and are just trying to work with what was handed to them. Unlike those made redundant, LWOP folks did not get access to a big fat provident fund payout to survive the next few months, and therefore are relying on whatever savings were there just prior to the pandemic. Great to have company housing, but food isn't cheap nor cellphone/internet charges. Some have returned to their home countries and obtained temporary jobs, but those unable to do so do not have many options to work in Dubai - have you ever seen an European uber driver here? An Australian Talabat delivery boy? No. Job options are next to nil, and you need the company's permission to work said job should you find one. Money slowly running out without any communication from the company as to how long we are expected to sit around burning our cash reserves. Very clear that the world is not improving, yet EK happy to dangle a carrot infront of those LWOP people, putting out stories in the media about 30 to 40 A380s flying by late summer or winter. Forget it, won't happen. I feel for those made redundant, the way it was done was absolutely classless, and the way the LWOP are expected to just cling on to their 'jobs' is also a bit ridiculous. People are reaching their limits and soon many will have to resign, just to obtain the provident fund to survive. Again, no one is asking for sympathy, LWOP sure is better than redundancy, but with limited options to work and savings running out, many will have to self-impose redundancy too. The 380 is certainly not an appropriate airplane to be operating at the moment, hence why no one else is doing it!