Never mind the off-putting comments, sajko, but I suspect they are from those pilots at EK who, by their very nature and prior experience, expected to find the same general level of management expertise as they had in their previous companies, but nonetheless find themselves in the poo at EK.
To expect Christmas greetings from a middle-eastern carrier is like expecting snow in the middle of July at their now lemented location...it ain't likely to happen.
They are...silly boys.
Wouldn't listen before, now they know better.