Choosing EK/QR right seat at 20s or even early 30s is prudent. But at 40 one has to tread carefully. It’s a lot of risk, as you are at their mercy for career progression. And downturn in aviation happens every 5 to 7 years. If all goes well, no sweat but we are only talking about the next economic recession or world war or a pandemic etc. They won’t think twice to fire. Why do you think they are always hiring in spite of not having a phenomenal growth in fleet size. With 2k command time you’ll be eligible for most of the WB command jobs anyways.