ladies and gents
its a bit late in the thread, but at EK we only got a 7% increase in basic salary this year.
manglement added in a further 3% to give the overall appearance of a 10% increase, but that was just an annual increment really, which it something we would all actually expect to get provided we hadn't screwed the pooch.
We got an insignificant increase in the living out allowance, and a minor increase in productivity pay and callout pay.
So, an 8% increase at Gulf traveller looks like it's on the mark. (Dependiing on how it's components are identified) To be sure the cost of living in BAH is lower than in Dubai.
We have 24 hrs per day rush hour here now - it never stops. The rostering practices here are appalling and it is a pretty unpleasant life.