Originally Posted by
Captain Spam Can
For me they have my attention if it’s 14 on 14 off and over 25k a month if I can also get past the UK tax system. Too much to give up otherwise.
UK airlines are great and it’s home cannot fault it except the pay! The Chinese airlines couldn’t get me there in the end Pre-Covid on 20k month commuting. I think with inflation 25k is my threshold for Riyadh as the flight home isn’t too long and more chance of westerners there. Can’t see the ME3 people moving families around for just a couple of $ thousand more if it’s sub 20k and commuting isn’t in the table.
I think Riyadh will need to offer life changing money for Europeans to go or ME3 and it needs to be commuting. Otherwise I think it will be crewed with African and South Americans flying for peanuts and even then I can’t see Riyadh getting the huge numbers they will need just from that pool.
Might finally have a big hat and cattle!
Agreed with all your points. Not worth the move for ME3 guys if its a few grand more considering the lifestyle change and loss of seniority.
I think you’d have a problem with UK tax, my colleagues that commute in and out say you basically can’t spent more than 90 nights in the UK. I know a colleague that works in the UK but lives in EU. He works part time to ensure he never goes over 90 nights and takes lots of unpaid leave… 14 on and off means a fair bit over 90 nights as I’ve thought of it