Dorset Don,
Was that aimed at me?
easyJet FO: £3000 (take home). Emirates £2400.
easyJet TTC 3000 hours, Emirates 6000.
Unless you want to retire in a tent in the UK, you need to keep your house/mortgage here, so the free accom is no additional benefit. And when I last looked, health and education were free in the UK.
Hilariously, when you get your command at Emirates, you'll be on just £3400. Compare that to easyJet, Ryanair or in fact any half decent UK airline and you'll wonder why anyone would want to go and play in the sand. Unless you want to escape from your family, that is....
Or have I missed something?