Ohh, all different exits will be at hand. Not the first time in a ME ailrine. History just repeats itself.
As EK credo is diminishing so rapidly, I am sure guys will sell everything, take a big ass loan and hang their uniform in a hotel on a layover with a very interesting note attached. And dissapear.
It happened a lot before in other airline that went the same way. Buy the way, it is exactly the same thing the "managers" are doing. Save, save, no matter what the cost as long as one's cost cutting contribution reflects in a mega bonus. Doesn,t matter what comes next, who gives a r***ss about my shop longterm- my pockets are nicely rounded and let's retire.

Chin up, though, guys in Abu Dhabi just got a payraise. And they mean business over there. It's not that far.
Swedgie