TP,
Everyone has an agenda and few are above board enough to show it. You are right that a lot of crap is written trying to slag EK off, but then again a lot of crap is written trying to defend things.
EK is not Utopia Airlines just as Dubai is not Utopia; neither exist. Anyone from the outside can judge whether or not the package is acceptable to them. 330 Man said 'it depends on your baggage', he was right! Ghostflyer was right that the package has deteriorated.
The only thing that guys on the inside can add is how hard they are worked and how things have changed. The bottom line is that we now work much harder in real terms and get paid much less in real terms than we did even 2 years ago. I am less worried about T&Cs than the work rate. Sadly they both go hand in hand. If EK improved the package they would have to beat off applicants with a sh1tty stick and the work rate would go down.
Interestingly it would put EK where they were 7 years ago, they worked a bit harder than most for less than some but most people were happy. Maybe Utopia did exist but in amongst the traffic fumes and the cost cutting everyone lost sight of it!
Cerberus
