Not being the ideal, the EK package is "at the end of the day" still much better than anyone else in the region.
Even considering T&Cs have changed recently, you still have people who have learnt from their previous mistakes or strill preserve some "sights and sounds" of the airline EK was few years ago. I know nothing is perfect, but at least you have better people looking after you rather than other airline where the guys dealing with flight ops staff in general and pilots in particular don't have a clue about one's rights. Ask the guys down south.
Unless political forces have an "act" EK will be able to react in time to keep "the planes flying". This is a view from very far.
Keep flying safe.