The bond is grossly over inflated, what choice do you have in signing it when you bring your family half way across the world and have resigned from your previous job.
I'd say the gf bond is double what any other airline/training organisation would charge.. (has any one seen an account into which Gulf Air pays your bond off?) NO
As explained by Jabal (Bahrain Lawyer) Bahrain law seeks to protect workers from unscrupulous employers who fix large training amounts on their workers. "if a company in Bahrain trains you, you only have a commitment to them for one year"
Maybe the inflated bond by Gulf Air is the real reason why Etihad don't want to pay the guys bonds off?
They would rather the pilots foot the bill themselves....