Can't directly answer your question, but what is your long term goal? Long haul? Tax free Expat? Both are good options to get you started. Time to command should be a consideration but even Easyjet can set you up for long haul - you just have to change airlines to get it. That's much better done from the left seat. Just remember that long haul is not all its cracked up to be - especially if you are thinking of starting a family. There are just as many guys leaving the Middle East for Ryanair as there are going the other way, almost exclusively to be able to sleep in their own bed every night and watch their kids grow up.