PLEASE lets do us all a favour and ignore the historically ignorant and intentionally inflamatory posts from 'Bound for DXB' who is obviously a complete tosser and who ironically shows ideal managment material for EK...AGAIN IGNORE HIS RUBBISH as it only serves to dilute this thread and keeps him away from the porn sites he so obviously needs.
The point about this last ammendment to our T&Cs is that it is yet another hit in a long line of hits coupled with no appreciation of the increase of the cost of living and decrease in our standard of living. On the outside EK is throwing its money around on multi-million pound sponsorship deals whilst the rot is growing on the inside. I thought when I came to EK I could read Flight International normally for the first time in a long time but I am back to opening it at the appointments section again in the hope that something reasonable will appear soon...what a shame.
As for the insurance issue mentioned earlier; if you screw up (and it is 99% possible that any accident/incident will be pilot error) you will need it. If it is not your fault (with the company, aircraft manufacturers and pax lawyers looking for a scape goat) you will need it. For unfair dismissle (99% possible at EK)...you will need it. A330 man, if you go to the beach looking for fat Russian chicks in thongs all you will soon need is a doctor!
Anyway, EK can be taken to court in any country they have assets in. So if you are an Aussie you can take them to court in Oz etc. Any bad publicity would probably result in an out of court settlement...in any case you will still need a lawyer.
Last edited by Shake; 25th Oct 2004 at 14:31.