Helene,
my friend got rejected after interview process in Dubai..very close
Does that mean they were close to passing? EK will not tell you why you failed. Few other airlines do so that might be a delusional assumption. I suspect that had they failed for something that it was possible to develop with experience they
may get another shot in the future. If they are an axe murderer or turned downwind in the visual circuit and crashed, the chances are less rosy.
But here is the rub for all automated recruitment processes. If you have a computer scoring system and more people apply, they get scored and those suitable get put into the pool. The recruiters now go to the pool to select guys and gals for interview. If the pool is full, all of those above the re-applicants score and most below would have to be given a chance before they would get another shot.
So if someone has failed an interview, there is actually not much chance of another one until the company has run out of other qualified applicants. It really doesn't matter what the policy says.
S