Originally Posted by
eagle21
Meaning: You are flying where no one else is and there is nothing that makes it safe. Sometimes the best thing is not use that airspace. Any airline not supporting a captain on this is unsuitable for many. Not to mention the reduced legal protections and lack of union representation amongst others. The money may be better but what is the price for this?
worth a read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655
I think that you need to get a grip.
What makes you think that you know more than your airline, their security dept and the Ops teams?
No airline will want to lose an airframe, and they will not deliberately place it in harms way. EK and the UAE government will have better direct connections with neighbours than most.
Your job is to fly the aircraft and not second guess things like this.
So if you refuse, expect to be fired, and rightly so.
Maybe aviation is not for you?