Don and GN, a small point; the owner and regulator are technically not the same people, and yes, the GCAA is based in Abu Dhabi. BUT, there is a Dubai branch of the GCAA, which grants EK the dispensations it requests, without making any referal to Abu Dhabi. We know that. We all know how AAR manged to get hours factoring through last year, don't we! MohAS, who supposedly looks after EK issues, was completely bypassed and the deal was done in the majlis.