Originally Posted by
richpea
The whole point of the bond is that the airline is making you responsible for their loss if you don't work for them for long enough.
I know guys who got laid off from Emirates weeks into their bonded MPL course due to COVID and were held liable for the whole bond. I would assume its the same deal anywhere, you agree that the training is worth X amount and you agree to reimburse the airline for investing that much in you if you don't work long enough for them to get the value from them, regardless of the circumstance of your departure.
I'd rather view it as a mutual commitment really. Don't really see at which point paying the lump sum out of your own pocket will ever be more beneficial than a bond.
Other than that I don't know whether backwards countries like the UAE are even comparable to the EU in terms of contract law etc.